There is one word underlined. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to…

Question

There is one word underlined. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence. Unlike his prior haughty demeanor, he was now ___ in his speech.

Answer 1

There is one word underlined. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence. Unlike his prior haughty demeanor, he was now ___ in his speech.

Proud
Arrogant
Humble ✓
Condescending

Explanation

“Haughty” means proud and looking down on others. The sentence says “Unlike his prior haughty demeanor”, so we need the opposite: “humble”, meaning modest and not proud.

“Proud”, “arrogant” and “condescending” all mean nearly the same as haughty, so they cannot be opposites.

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