Question

Choose the option which is most similar in meaning of the underlined word as used in the context of the sentence.
Sordid: His dress was of a piece with his countenance, neither affectedly sordid nor pompous.

Options

• Prosaic

• Tingle

• Rhetoric

• Sleazy

Answer 1

Sleazy
sordid means involving immoral or dishonorable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. Prosaic is a common plain. Tingle is experiencing or cause to experience a slight prickling or stinging sensation. Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.