Instructions
Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
One spring, while visiting in the little village among the High Mountains where her ancestors had dwelt for _____________ my Aunt kindled the callow fancy of my uncle, Howard Carpenter, then an idle, shiftless boy of twenty-one.
Solution
The word 'shiftless' is used as an extension of 'idle'. It means something that is characterised by laziness, indolence, or a lack of ambition.
The correct answer, therefore, is option C.
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