Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. Read the excerpt. Then choose the correct way to complete the paragraph.

Not only had Lillian not known about her friend's talent, but she had not known about her friend's modesty that bordered on diffidence, and this deplorable lack of self-confidence had caused Skye to become a hermit in her house trying to avoid the publicity.

The words modesty and diffidence both imply "bashfulness." However, in this sentence, diffidence is used to mean "lack of self-confidence," while modesty is used to mean “
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1. Not to proud
2.Moderation
3. Extreme shyness
4. Being proper