Multiple choice

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

Caring for this querulous patient had become a tiresome task.

  1. peculiar

  2. irritable

  3. self-conscious

  4. hot tempered
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Querulous means inclined to complaining or irritable. A patient who constantly complains would indeed be tiresome to care for. 'Irritable' directly matches this meaning. 'Peculiar' means odd/strange, 'self-conscious' means awkward about oneself, and 'hot tempered' implies sudden anger rather than persistent complaining.

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