Question

20. Read the following excerpt and then answer the question.

"A little later on in the dinner, Mr. Wopsle reviewed the sermon with some severity, and intimated-in the usual hypothetical case of the Church being "thrown open"-what kind
of sermon he would have given them."
Which word best replaces intimated in the excerpt?
OA screamed
OB. measured
OC. Inghtened
OD. implied

Answer 1

The word that best replaces 'intimated' is 'implied.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The word that best replaces 'intimated' in the given excerpt is implied. When Mr. Wopsle intimated what kind of sermon he would have given them, he was indirectly expressing or suggesting his thoughts without explicitly stating them. This is the same as implying something.

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