Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The meanings of the given words are as follows:
 Nefarious: (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal
 Sloppy: careless and unsystematic; excessively casual
 Flurry: a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind
Unassertive: (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality
Ignoble: not honourable in character or purpose
 Modest: unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
 Subtle: (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
 Gregarious: (of a person) fond of company; sociable
 Magnanimous: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person
Iniquitous: grossly unfair and morally wrong
Atrocious: horrifyingly wicked
 Therefore, it can be observed that option E i.e.
‘iniquitous, atrocious’ forms a synonym- synonym pair of ‘nefarious’.
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