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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The OFFICIOUS clerk kept giving advice no one had asked for."

  1. meddlesome
  2. official
  3. unobtrusive
  4. efficacious

Answer

A. meddlesome

Solution

OFFICIOUS means "too eager to give advice or use authority," so the closest in meaning is "meddlesome." It does not mean OFFICIAL.

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