Choose the correct word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:-

Due to peer pressure, children are spending ____ amount on branded clothes.

exorbitant

The correct answer is Option (1) → exorbitant

• Exorbitant (Adjective) means (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high. This fits the context of children spending a very large, arguably excessive, amount of money on clothing due to peer influence.

• Exotic means originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.

• Exquisite means extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.

• Expository means intended to explain or inform.