Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Sandy is still touchy on this subject; be careful not to mention the matter to her.
a)Handy
b)Sensitive
c)Manual
d)Ill-mannered
e)Inclement

Answer 1

Hint: If you are touchy about something it means you get very upset or offended when you hear about it. The word touchy is similar to the word touch and the human skin is very sensitive to any sort of touch.

Complete answer:
Words which mean the same are called synonyms. We have already compared the word touchy to touch, so we have an idea that touchy is something similar to being sensitive. So the correct option for this given word which is touchy is option be that is sensitive.
Option a is handy. Handy means someone who is very skillful in the job they are doing. Handy is not the synonym of touchy.
Option b is manual. Anything which is done manually means it is done by hand. Things can be done either by machine or manually. Just because it is done by hand does not mean that it is a synonym of touchy.
Option d is an ill-mannered and ill-mannered person who is a very rude person who does not have any manners or does not know how to behave with people. It is not related to the meaning of touchy and therefore it is not the correct answer.
Option e is inclement. Inclement is used usually for the weather. Inclement weather means the weather is very wet and cold. Since it does not have any relation to the meaning of touchy it is not its synonym.
Thus, we can see that the correct synonym of the given word touchy is option b which is sensitive.

Note: As we can see, understanding the context of the sentence is very important and useful to figure out the synonym. The second half of the question says that the matter should not be mentioned to Sandy because it can hurt her. Therefore, from this, we can imply that the word touchy has to do something with emotions. These kinds of deductions should be made while attempting questions that are asking for synonyms of given words.