Question

Choose the appropriate adjective for the underlined phrase in the sentence given below:
I don’t believe Vedansh can be a good leader. He is always too eager to please his seniors.
a) Manipulative
b) Lazy
c) Lively
d) Obsequious

Answer 1

Hint: The correct option should be a synonym of the phrase ‘too eager to please’. ‘Too eager to please’ means that when a person acts in respect just to please or make other people approve of him.

Complete answer:
Option a – manipulative:
Manipulative is the nature of a person who easily moves into other people’s talk and changes his/her course of action.
Example: His manipulative talks made me lose a fortune.
Option b – lazy:
Nature of a person who takes no interest in doing any form of physical or mental activity regardless of the efforts put up by others on him to make him complete the task.
Example: Shawn’s lazy attitude made him lose the contract.
Option c – lively:
A person who is always energetic and happy natured is called a lively person
Example: His lively nature takes me by awe.
Option d – obsequious:
Obsequious nature of a person makes him obedient or loyal to a very huge extent. Also used to represent the oily nature of a person. A person who tries to make everyone happy with his activity.

The appropriate adjective to the underlined phrase would be option d ‘obsequious’.

Note: The phrase ‘too eager to please’ is a synonym of the adjective ‘Obsequious’ as both of them means that a person is eager to please the people he/she is in contact with.