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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The SUPERCILIOUS waiter sneered at our order."

  1. haughty
  2. superficial
  3. solicitous
  4. self-effacing

Answer

D. self-effacing

Solution

SUPERCILIOUS means "arrogantly superior," so the most opposite is "self-effacing." Watch out: "haughty" means nearly the SAME as SUPERCILIOUS.

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