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Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can best replace the italicised word in the sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence.
It was presumptuous of him to make a remark in the assembly.

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ridiculous

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unthoughtful

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overconfident

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D

ambiguous

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Solution

The correct option is C overconfident
The highlighted word means 'bold' or 'extremely confident'.
Option C is correct. 'Overconfident' also means 'extremely confident'. Thus, it has the correct meaning and is the correct answer.
Options A, B and D are incorrect. They do not have the required meaning.
'Ridiculous' means 'idiotic' and 'ambiguous' means 'unclear'.

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