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Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.

The eighteenth century British comedies raised a lot of laughter as they highlighted the _____ attitude of the royal ladies.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

The blank needs vain, meaning excessively proud of oneself, which suits an attitude mocked in comedies. Wane (decline), vein (blood vessel) and vane (weathercock) are homophone distractors.

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