Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below:
Having guessed the culprit in the very first scene, Kunal sat back ______ for the rest of the film, waiting for the others to catch up.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → smugly
Complete sentence: Having guessed the culprit in the very first scene, Kunal sat back smugly for the rest of the film, waiting for the others to catch up.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) nervously | in a worried or slightly frightened way | Tara nervously checked her roll number on the admit card. |
| (2) smugly (answer) | in a way that shows one is too pleased with oneself or one’s cleverness (fits guessing the culprit early) | Raju smiled smugly when the teacher read out his full marks in front of the class. |
| (3) humbly | in a modest way, without pride | The champion humbly thanked her coach and her parents. |
| (4) gloomily | in a sad way, without hope | Dev stared gloomily at the rain that had washed out the match. |