JAMB Use of English 1979 Question 39

Question 39

Vocabulary in Context

Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: After our series of quarrels, it would be ________ to pretend that I have any more regard for him

A.hypothetical
B.essential
C.hypocritical
D.necessary
E.inevitable

Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (hypocritical)

Explanation

Pretending to feel regard you no longer have is insincere, that is, hypocritical.