Question

Choose the alternative of the italicized word-
They know by his sophomoric remarks that he was still knave in the field.
a) Casual
b) Unpalatable
c) Immature
d) Ignorant

Answer 1

Hint:The dictionary meaning of the word ‘sophomoric' is ‘relating to or characteristic of a sophomore'.

Complete answer:
The word ‘sophomoric' is an adjective. Someone who is a sophomore is a second-year university or high school student; intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature. In the given question we have to find out an alternative word for ‘sophomoric’.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer-
Option ‘a’ is Casual. It is an adjective which means relaxed and unconcerned. For example A casual attitude towards life.
Option ‘b’ is Unpalatable. It is an adjective which means not pleasant to taste. For example Scraps of unpalatable food.
Option ‘c’ is Immature. It is an adjective that means not fully developed. For example, many of the fishes caught are immature.
Option ‘d’ is Ignorant. It is an adjective which means lacking awareness and knowledge in general. For example He was always told that he is ignorant and stupid.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct option. Here, the alternative word for ‘sophomoric’ is ‘immature’. Hence, option ‘c’ is the correct option.

Note:
Don’t get confused between ‘ignorant’ and ‘immature’. Someone who is immature can be ignorant but someone who is ignorant is not always immature.