Directions: select the answer that best completes the sentence.
Despite the actor's ________ behavior when in public, he leads a remarkably ________ domestic life.
(a) bashful...retiring
(b) pretentious...opulent
(c) haughty...ostentatious
(d) exemplary...unassuming
(e) flamboyant...reserved
Discussion: In this sentence, the word "despite" gives us the answer. It tells us that the first half of the sentence before the comma is in contrast to the second half of the sentence. Only choice (e), "flamboyant" and "reserved," creates a clear contrast between the actor's public life and domestic life.
Vocabulary:
- bashful - shy
- exemplary - worthy of imitation
- flamboyant - showy or ornate
- haughty - proud or snobbish
- opulent - displaying wealth or abundance
- ostentatious - showy; pretentious; made to attract attention
- pretentious - showy; presenting a false display of importance
- reserved - kept to oneself
- retiring - withdrawing; reserved; shy
- unassuming - modest
