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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The OBSTREPEROUS crowd refused to leave the plaza."

  1. obsequious
  2. unruly
  3. placid
  4. taciturn

Answer

B. unruly

Solution

OBSTREPEROUS means "noisy and difficult to control," so the closest in meaning is "unruly." OBSEQUIOUS only looks similar; it means overly eager to please.

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