Vocabulary

Word Usage

Medium

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:

I thought she was rather ______ when I first met her. She hardly spoke.

garrulous

impetuous

verbose

taciturn

✅ Correct Option: 4

Option 1 -> Garrulous means excessively talkative, which contradicts "hardly spoke."

Option 2 -> Impetuous means acting hastily or impulsively, unrelated to speaking habits.

Option 3 -> Verbose means using too many words or being wordy, opposite of speaking little.

Option 4 -> Taciturn means habitually silent or reserved in speech, fitting someone who "hardly spoke."

Hence, Option 4: taciturn -> The sentence describes someone who hardly spoke, and taciturn specifically means reserved or uncommunicative in speech, making it the perfect descriptor for someone who speaks very little -> correct

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Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence: I thought she was rather ______ when I first met her. She hardly spoke.

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Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:

I thought she was rather ______ when I first met her. She hardly spoke.