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English
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Question
Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
Too much official formality
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Solution
Option A - 'Delayed' means 'happening at a later time than expected'. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option B - 'Officiousness' means too eager to tell someone what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option C - 'Formality' means something that has to be done but has no real importance. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - 'Red tapism' refers to excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules. Thus option D is the correct answer.
'Too much official formality - Red tapism'