What is the meaning of meretricious as it is used in this sentence from “The Gift of the Magi”?
It was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its vale by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation—as all good things should do.
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Responses
showy and vulgar
showy and vulgar
fashionable and glitzy
fashionable and glitzy
low-quality and cheap
low-quality and cheap
ridiculous and exaggerated
2 answers
showy and vulgar
Which vocabulary word completes this sentence CORRECTLY?
When Mr. Klein realized that his true identity was revealed, he found himself in an interesting _______________.
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Responses
adulation
adulation
parsimony
parsimony
imputation
imputation
predicament
When Mr. Klein realized that his true identity was revealed, he found himself in an interesting _______________.
(1 point)
Responses
adulation
adulation
parsimony
parsimony
imputation
imputation
predicament