Question

Choose the most suitable one word for the given expression:
Clumsy or ill-bred fellow

• A. Boor
• B. Oaf
• C. Thug
• D. Yokel

Answer 1

The correct option is A Boor

Option A: 'Boor' is 'a rough and bad-mannered person'.

'Ill-bred' is 'ill-mannered' or 'bad-mannered'. This word means the same as the given expression and hence option A is correct.

Option B: 'Oaf' is 'a man who is rough, clumsy or unintelligent'.

This word does not exactly mean the same as the given expression. There is a slight difference. The expression refers to an ill-mannered person but the word 'oaf' refers to an 'unintelligent person'.

Option C: 'Thug' is 'a violent person, especially a criminal'.

Option D: 'Yokel' is 'an uneducated or unsophisticated person from the countryside'.

These words do not mean the same as the given expression and hence options B, C and D are wrong.