Direction: Select the most appropriate set of words from the given choices to fill in the blanks.
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Nabeesa was not_____ by the criticism and paid no_____ even when her best friend talked against her.
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- threatened, warning
- troubled, mind
- deterred, heed
- bothered, attention
Correct Option: C
(c) and (d) are close choices. Both heed and attention are acceptable for the second blank. Now, on to the first blank. You are bothered with or about something, but you are deterred by it.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Nabeesa was not deterred by the criticism and paid no heed even when her best friend talked against her.
