Project ForgeChoose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience, you cannot do so by being understated, tentative or _____.
- Ahyperbolic
- restrained
- Cargumentative
- Dindifferent
Explanation
'Understated' and 'tentative' both describe holding back / playing it safe rather than being bold. 'Restrained' fits the same parallel category of toned-down, non-assertive behavior that fails to make a strong impression. 'Hyperbolic' means exaggerated (the opposite failure mode), and 'argumentative'/'indifferent' don't fit the same 'holding back' category as the other two listed traits.
Source: GATE ME 2011 (2011)
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