Question
Given below are words/expressions/jargons followed by four options. Identify the most appropriate option that defines the word/expression/jargon in each instance, and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. Smug:
NDA
General Ability
English
2025
NDA 2025 (Phase 2)
NDA General Ability Question (2025) — Solution
Options
- A. Too confident about one's own achievements
- B. Too eager to help or obey someone important
- C. Too emotional or dramatic
- D. Too eager to bottle up conflicts
Answer
A. Too confident about one's own achievements
Step-by-step solution
The word 'smug' means having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements. Option (1) 'Too confident about one's own achievements' perfectly matches this definition. Option (2) refers to being obsequious or sycophantic. Option (3) refers to being melodramatic or histrionic. Option (4) refers to being conflict-avoidant. Answer: Too confident about one's own achievements
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