Multiple choice

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

They sneered at our ideals.

  1. exalted

  2. mocked

  3. testified

  4. loathed
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sneered means smiled or spoke with contempt, showed scorn or mocking disregard. When someone sneers at ideals, they mock them with contempt. Exalted means praised highly. Testified means gave evidence. Loathed means hated intensely, which is an internal feeling, not the act of showing contempt.

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