Question

Choose the option that best fills in the blank in the given sentence to complete it logically and correctly:

He shrank from doing so out of a natural, prudent _____; which, after all, meant only the refraining from putting into words things perfectly understood.

• A. Behaviour
• B. Competence
• C. Reticence
• D. Mediocrity

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Reticence

The correct answer is C) reticence which means being reserved or restrained; 'behavior' means the way one behaves ; 'competence' means ability to do something efficiently or successfully ; 'mediocrity' means the quality or state of being mediocre or ordinary.