Question

read the sentence, and use synonym context clues to determine the definition of opprobrium. although people tend to react to new regulations with disapproval, i have never seen a proposed law face such opprobrium as the proposal to raise the driving age to twenty - one. based on the sentence, what does the word opprobrium most likely mean? dropdown which word is a synonym for opprobrium? dropdown

Explanation:

The sentence uses "disapproval" as a synonym context clue for "opprobrium". The structure links people's typical reaction of disapproval to new regulations to the extreme negative reaction the driving age proposal faced, showing the words are closely related in meaning.

Answer:

1. The word opprobrium most likely means strong public disapproval or condemnation.
2. A synonym for opprobrium is disapproval.