Question

5. Read the following sentence from"behind the Veil." "as [siham] said goodbye [Ihsan} tried to put his arm around her waist , But she rebuffed him sharply." Rebuffed most likely means? A.Scolded B.Snubbed. C.questioned. D.Welcomed

Answer 1

Rebuffed means to reject.

So, your answer is B. Snubbed

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. snubbed.

Both rebuffed and snubbed are synonyms - this means that they are words that have the same meaning. Both words mean to reject someone or something. In this case, when Ihsan wanted to hug Siham, she rejected him, snubbed him, rebuffed his offer.