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NISA [10]
3 years ago
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Read the sentence. The shopkeeper smiled at David as if he were just telling a joke, but his disparaging comments made David fee

l insulted and embarrassed. Based on context clues in the sentence, what is the most likely meaning of disparaging?
English
1 answer:
777dan777 [17]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: Derogatory, insulting

Explanation: Based on the fact that the comments made David feel insulted and embarrassed, disparaging must mean something negative. Another clue we have is that David felt insulted, which tells us that disparaging is probably a synonym for insulting.

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