Question

Select suitable option to complete the sentence:

Some parents make their commands so _____ that they antagonise their children.

• A. perfunctory
• B. peremptory
• C. acrimonious
• D. sporadic

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

peremptory

The correct answer is Option B.

PEREMPTORY means insisting on immediate action or obedience. In the given sentence, parents make their commands in a way that they insist on immediate action or obedience. They expect the children to obey them immediately. In this they scare the children and antagonize them.

The remaining options are incorrect because:

PERFUNCTORY means an action carried with real interest.

ACRIMONIOUS means bitter.

SPORADIC means occasional.

These words do not go with the meaning and context of the sentence. Thus Option B is the correct answer.