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Humble vs. modest Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:47 am  Humble vs. modest
 

Test No. incompl/inter-4 "Easy Questions", question 7

She never spoke about herself and was always very ......... about the good things she had done.

(a) modest
(b) meek
(c) humble
(d) simple

Test No. incompl/inter-4 "Easy Questions", answer 7

She never spoke about herself and was always very modest about the good things she had done.

Correct answer: (a) modest

Your answer was: incorrect
She never spoke about herself and was always very humble about the good things she had done.
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dear teacher,
I thk there's sth wrong in this answer. Why not humble?
Thks
Paul
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Humble/modest Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:36 pm  Humble/modest
 

Humble describes seeing yourself as inferior all the time. Modest refers to not talking a lot about your achievements, which is needed here as this refers to what she has done.
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