Question

Choose an alternative for italic word-
His impertinence and his salacious remarks spoke volubly of his degradation.
a) Rude
b) Indecent
c) Distraught
d) Poor

Answer 1

Hint: The dictionary meaning of the italicized word ‘salacious' is ‘having or conveying an undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters'.

Complete answer:
 ‘Salacious' is an adjective. If someone is salacious, that person is lubricious, lustful, prurient sexy. For example Salacious stories; salacious behavior. In the given question, we have to choose an alternative word for the given word ‘ salacious' for the given sentence.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Rude. It is an adjective which means offensively impolite or bad-mannered. For example, She had been rude to her boss.
Option ‘b' is Indecent. It is an adjective that means not conforming with generally accepted standards of behavior, especially in relation to sexual matters. For example His indecent behavior.
Option ‘c’ is Distraught. It is an adjective which means very worried and upset. For example Distraught parents.
Option ‘d' is Poor. It is an adjective which means lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the word which can be alternatively used at the place of ‘salacious' is ‘indecent’. Hence, option ‘b’ is the correct option.

Note: All the other options are plausible distractions. One must know the meaning of all the given options. Don’t confuse between ‘rude’ and ‘indecent’.