Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence a word is in brackets. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the bracketed word from the four words listed below.

Editors are known to be (prenickety) about grammer.

  1. spiteful

  2. careless

  3. fussy

  4. ignorant
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In this context, 'prenickety' (likely a variant of 'pernickety') describes someone who is overly particular about details. 'Fussy' perfectly captures this meaning of being meticulous to a fault. 'Spiteful' means malicious, 'careless' is the opposite of the intended meaning, and 'ignorant' refers to lacking knowledge.

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