JAMB English Language 2019 Objective — Question 34

Question 34 of 60 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Rich citizens are often niggardly in their ways.

A. beggarly
B. sordidly
C. miserlyCorrect
D. pompously

Explanation

'Niggardly' means stingy or miserly with money, matching (C) 'miserly'; it is unrelated in meaning to 'beggarly' (poor), 'sordidly,' or 'pompously,' despite superficial resemblance to an unrelated offensive word.

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