Directions: Select the correct option from the choices that can replace the words in bold italics so as to make the sentence most meaningful. Please note that more than one choice may fit in syntactically but select the choice that is in the context of the sentence.
His son’s bumptiousness often puts the father in an inextricable situation.
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rashness
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arrogance
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frowardness
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brusqueness
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audacity
B
Correct answer
Explanation
- Rashness only shows lack of prudence and hastiness. This will not necessarily put the father in an 'inextricable' situation.
- The correct answer. Who is a country bum? The derelict bully. So, bumptious is an arrogant bully.
- Frowardness means an inclination to frown upon or find fault with everything. True, such a person is not generally liked, but it will not put the father in an inextricable situation.
- This is rough and abrupt in manner. True, such a person is not generally liked, but it will not put the father in an inextricable situation.
- 'Audacity' is not as negative as the context demands.