Read the sentence. The shopkeeper smiled at David as if he were just telling a joke, but his disparaging comments made David feel insulted and embarrassed. Based on context clues in the sentence, what is the most likely meaning of disparaging ? Choose two correct answers.

The sentence says the shopkeeper’s comments made David feel insulted and embarrassed, which suggests the comments put him down. “Disparaging” means belittling or expressing a low opinion of someone, so the correct answers are “belittling” and “uncomplimentary.”

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