JAMB - English Language (2024 - No. 43)

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

The lecturer's wife has become quite unconscionable

unquestionable
unbecoming
suspicious
reprehensible

Explanation

The word "unconscionable" refers to behaviour that is immoral or unethical and beyond what is reasonable or just. The nearest in meaning to the word unconscionable is unbecoming, which means inappropriate or not in keeping with the standards of behaviour expected in a particular context, though less severe than unconscionable.

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