Read this passage:

On the wall exactly opposite there was a photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth respect for his uniform and bearing.

David Wyllie, trans., The Metamorphosis

Which word could replace the underlined word without changing the overall meaning of the sentence?

Respuesta :

The word that could replace the underlined word without changing the overall meaning of the sentence would probably be nonchalant.

What is a Paraphrase?

This refers to the editing of a text by changing the words and making it shorter but retaining its meaning.

Hence, we can see that the underlined word is not stated and there are no answer choices to choose from, I can infer that this word is "carefree" and some synonyms of this word are:

  • unworried
  • untroubled
  • nonchalant, etc

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