Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best answer from the listed choices which is nearest in meaning to the given word.

Flippant

  1. <font face="Arial">saucy</font>

  2. difficult

  3. tricky

  4. thorny
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Explanation

Flippant means treating serious things with inappropriate humor or showing disrespectful lack of seriousness. Saucy means cheeky, impudent, or boldly disrespectful - very similar in meaning. Difficult, tricky, and thorny describe complexity, not attitude.

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