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The saleswoman thought that she had been both friendly and polite to the new customer; her boss agreed, but pointed out that she had also been overly__________when she inquired about the health of their client’s goldfish.

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A. solicitous
B. felicitous
C. inappropriate
D. generous
E. altruistic
F. attentive
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Re: The saleswoman thought that she had been both friendly and polite to t [#permalink] New post   11 Jul 2021, 04:11
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Hello Carcass , D & E (generous & altruistic) makes added sense to the words - polite and friendly as compared to A & F (Attentive and Solicitous) . Could you please help ?
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Re: The saleswoman thought that she had been both friendly and polite to t [#permalink] New post   11 Jul 2021, 07:29
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The key words are overly inquired....basically she investigates people.health with too much stress.

The sentence is on the negative side.

The words you suggested are on the positive

In other words, she she does not do her business

She is meddlesome

A and f are correct

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Re: The saleswoman thought that she had been both friendly and polite to t [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2021, 18:06
Carcass wrote:
The key words are overly inquired....basically she investigates people.health with too much stress.

The sentence is on the negative side.

The words you suggested are on the positive

In other words, she she does not do her business

She is meddlesome

A and f are correct

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As per my understanding A and F are also positive words, how caring about others or attentive can be negative ?🤔🤔
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Re: The saleswoman thought that she had been both friendly and polite to t [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2021, 18:17
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Carcass wrote:
The key words are overly inquired....basically she investigates people.health with too much stress.

The sentence is on the negative side.

The words you suggested are on the positive

In other words, she she does not do her business

She is meddlesome

A and f are correct

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As per my understanding A and F are also positive words, how caring about others or attentive can be negative ?🤔🤔


Negative because of the relationship dynamic between her and the customer. Basically, she didn't need to be as attentive as she was. It's creepy.
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Re: The saleswoman thought that she had been both friendly and polite to t [#permalink] New post   16 Aug 2021, 01:46
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Jazzy007 wrote:
Carcass wrote:
The key words are overly inquired....basically she investigates people.health with too much stress.

The sentence is on the negative side.

The words you suggested are on the positive

In other words, she she does not do her business

She is meddlesome

A and f are correct

Posted from my mobile device








As per my understanding A and F are also positive words, how caring about others or attentive can be negative ?🤔🤔



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