WAEC - English Language (1996 - No. 3)
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
Emeka is quite refined in his manners but his colleague is rather..........
Emeka is quite refined in his manners but his colleague is rather..........
arrogant
crude
courtly
cultured
modern
Erläuterung
"Refined" in this context means sophisticated, polite, and well-mannered. The word that best represents the opposite of refined is "crude," which means lacking sophistication, rudeness, or roughness in manners.