Multiple choice

Directions: Select the most appropriate filler(s) for the blank(s) such that the sentence makes coherent sense.

Jonathan is an opprobrious and ___________ speaker, equally caustic toward friend or foe - a true curmudgeon.

  1. lofty

  2. vituperative

  3. unstinting

  4. retiring

  5. laudatory
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B Correct answer
Explanation

And in the sentence indicates that the missing adjective is similar in meaning to opprobrious (abusive, insulting), which is very negative. Now, vituperative 'the only negative word' meaning abusive is in tandem with opprobrious. Hence, (2) is the answer.

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