Question

Pick out the words from the passage which mean :

(1) boasting (2) modest and shy (3) understood by few (4) absorbed in thought

passage: ​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1) Boasting - Bragging

(2) Modest and shy - Prided

(3) Understood by few - Signal

(4) Absorbed in thought - Pre-ocuupied

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Answer 2

Answer:

Boasting -Bragging

Modest and shy- Demure

Understood by few - hard- pressed

Absorbed in thoughts- Pre- Occupied,

Explanation

From the passage,

Bragging / boasting are synonyms.

Hence, the word from the passage which means the same as boasting is bragging.

Bragging or boasting means to say good things about one self.

From the passage,

Modest and shy  and  demure are synonyms.

Hence, the word from the passage which means the same as modest and shy is Demure.

modest and shy or Demure is someone who is modest and meek.

From the passage,

Hard-pressed and understood by few are synonyms.

Hence, the word from the passage which means the understood by few is Hard-pressed.

Hard  pressed and understood by few means hardly perused.

From the passage,

Absorbed in thought - pre occupied are synonyms.

Hence, the word from the passage that means the same as "absorbed in thoughts" is pre-occupied.

Absorbed in thoughts or pre occupied  means something is already there in the minds.