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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The politician's BOMBASTIC speech impressed no one."

  1. pompous
  2. lengthy
  3. understated
  4. loud

Answer

C. understated

Solution

BOMBASTIC means "high-sounding but with little meaning," so its opposite is "understated."

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