Question

Choose the most suitable one word for the given expression:
Clumsy or ill – bred follow
A) Boor
B) Oaf
C) Thug
D) Yokel

Answer 1

Hint:An expression is an act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words or actions.Synonyms are the words that have similar meaning or same meaning. And synonyms are the words that can be used in place of each other. For example: the synonyms of beautiful are pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the expression “Clumsy or ill – bred follow” is “bad – mannered” and we must find the one word for the expression.
Option A) Boor – is the correct answer because the meaning of boor is ‘a rough and bad-mannered person’ and this is the most appropriate answer. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Oaf – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of oaf is ‘a man who is rough or clumsy and unintelligent or barbarian’ and this is the synonym of the word boor. However, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Thug – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of thug is ‘a violent person or criminal or bandit’ and this is the meaning of the expression “Clumsy or ill – bred follow”. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Yokel – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of yokel is ‘a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town’ and this does not define “Clumsy or ill – bred follow” and this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ A’.

Note:In this question, synonyms are given in option and the meaning of synonyms are: the words that have similar or same meaning i.e. boor and oaf are synonyms of each other because they have similar meaning and we cannot use both the options as the correct answer because question does not state multiple answers. So, in such scenarios any of the options will be considered as the correct answer. So, boor is considered the correct option.