Multiple choice

Directions: Choose appropriate meaning of the words in bold as per their contextual use.

The prisoner's truculent attitude made a bad impression on the parole board.

  1. docile

  2. dogmatic

  3. defiant

  4. dismissive

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Truculent means aggressively defiant or combative. A prisoner with a truculent attitude would be hostile and uncooperative, which would indeed make a bad impression on a parole board. Docile means easily controlled, which is opposite. Dogmatic means opinionated but not necessarily hostile. Dismissive means showing indifference, not aggression.