Question

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Select the correct answer.
Read the excerpt from paragraph 4.

(4) For the first three or four days we had fine weather, although the wind was dead ahead; having chopped round to the northward, immediately upon our losing sight of the coast. The passengers were, consequently, in high spirits and disposed to be social. I MUST except, however, Wyatt and his sisters, who behaved stiffly, and, I could not help thinking, uncourteously to the rest of the party....

Which word has the closest connotative meaning to the phrase "in high spirits"in the passage?

A.
frantic
B.
upbeat
C.
stiff
D.
delusional

Answer 1

B. Upbeat

Upbeat means cheerful and high spirits means happy and with excitement.

Answer 2

The word that has the closest connotative meaning to the phrase "in high spirits" in the passage is, 'upbeat'.

What is connotative?

Connotative means to suggest a word that has a different association.

Because the connotative means to suggest a word that has a different association. The word that has the closest connotative meaning to the phrase "in high spirits" is upbeat as upbeat means to be excited and cheerful about something and in this passage people were upbeat despite of bad weather and were disposed to be social.

Hence the correct option is, B. 'upbeat'.

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