Choose the word that best fills the blank.
The villagers were ______ of the stranger and would not let him into their homes.

suspiciousCorrect answerYour answersuperstitiousCorrect answerYour answerauspiciousCorrect answerYour answerspaciousCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: A

Suspicious of someone means feeling they may be up to something wrong, which is why the villagers kept him out.

Worth noting

Superstitious and auspicious look alike, but they are about luck and good omens, not distrust.

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Choose the word that best fills the blank.The villagers were ______ of the stranger and would not let him into their homes.