In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word and one gap. from the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opp...

In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word and one gap. from the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence

It is a fact that pride is a less admirable quality than....

Answer Details

The word that best fits the sentence to complete the gap should have an opposite meaning to "pride" and should also fit grammatically. Looking at the options, "humility" appears to be the word that is the most nearly opposite in meaning to "pride" and also correctly fills the gap. Therefore, the answer is "humility."