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Select the word closest in meaning to the word: Petulant

Placid

Patient

Irritable

Insignificant

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Placid means calm and peaceful, which is the opposite of petulant.

Option 2 -> Patient means tolerant and able to wait calmly, which contradicts the meaning of petulant.

Option 3 -> Irritable means easily annoyed or bad-tempered, which directly matches the meaning of petulant.

Option 4 -> Insignificant means unimportant or trivial, which is unrelated to the emotional state described by petulant.

Hence, Option 3: Irritable -> Petulant describes someone who is childishly sulky, bad-tempered, and easily irritated, making "irritable" the closest synonym. -> correct

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