For the aspiring East India Company that looked at every opportunity for expansion and <u>self-aggrandisement</u>, the century had to be projected as one of instability.
Directions: Each item in this section consists of sentences with an underlined word followed by four words or group of words. Select the option that is <strong>OPPOSITE IN MEANING</strong> to the underlined word and mark your response on the answer sheet accordingly.
- A. humility ✓
- B. exaggeration
- C. upliftment
- D. elevation
Correct Answer: A. humility
Explanation
SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT is the action of promoting oneself as being powerful or important. HUMILITY is a modest or low view of one's own importance.