Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the following word.

Bumptious

  1. patient

  2. colliding

  3. brashly assertive

  4. illterate
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bumptious means presumptuously self-assertive, arrogant, or offensively conceited. 'Brashly assertive' captures this meaning perfectly. Patient is the opposite, colliding refers to physical impact, and illterate appears to be a typo for 'illiterate' which means uneducated - none of these match the arrogant self-assertion of bumptious.

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