Question

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

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

showy and vulgar

Answer 2

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