Multiple choice

Directions: Select the word most nearly similar in meaning to the given word.

Sully

  1. Foppish

  2. Besmirch

  3. Dulcet

  4. Dissipate

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sully means to tarnish, defile, or damage something's purity or reputation - literally to make it dirty or figuratively to stain character. Besmirch (B) is a direct synonym meaning to soil, tarnish, or disgrace. Foppish (A) means fashionable in a pretentious way, Dulcet (C) means sweet or pleasant (sound/taste), and Dissipate (D) means to scatter or disperse - none relate to staining or damaging reputation.

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