Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The **scurrilous** remarks in the article were met with great joy by the leadership of the company.
- Alaudatory
- Breviling
- Cscathing
- Dupbraiding
Explanation
'Scurrilous' means making scandalous, defamatory claims; such remarks would anger, not delight, a company's leadership. Since the remarks were met 'with great joy', they must have been complimentary, and 'laudatory' means expressing praise. 'Reviling', 'scathing' and 'upbraiding' all mean abusive or severely critical — the same negative sense as 'scurrilous' — and would contradict 'great joy'. Only 'laudatory' fits the positive reception.