Question

Choose the word which expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence:
No one will invite her to tea for she is so garrulous.
A) Sly
B) Talkative
C) Ill – mannered
D) Merry

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have similar meaning or same meaning. And synonyms are the words that can be used in place of each other. For example: the synonyms of beautiful are pretty and adorable.

Complete step by step answer:
We have to find the meaning of garrulous and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.
The meaning of garrulous is excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters. And we have to find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as garrulous.
Option A) Sly - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of sly is ‘having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature’ and this is not the synonyms of the word garrulous. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Talkative - is the correct answer because the meaning of talkative is ‘fond of or given to talking’ and this is the synonym of the word garrulous as they have the same or similar meaning and they can replace each other as they have the same meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) Ill – mannered - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of ill-mannered is ‘having bad manners, not behaving well in social situations or rude’ and this is not the synonyms of the word garrulous. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Merry - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of merry is ‘cheerful and lively’ and this is not the synonyms of the word garrulous. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. the synonym of Garrulous is Talkative. So, the most appropriate answer is Option B and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of Garrulous is concise. Thus, Option B is the correct answer as compared to any other option because question asks for the same meaning of the italicized word.