Candid

adjective · SAT

Meaning: Truthful and straightforward; frank, even about uncomfortable things.

Examples

In a candid interview, the scientist admitted that her team's first three experiments had failed completely.
The memoir is valued less for its style than for its candid account of daily life in a factory town.

Synonyms:

frankforthrighthonestblunt

Antonyms:

evasiveguardeddeceptive

A candid photo catches people as they really are, unposed. Candid speech does the same with the truth.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Unlike earlier biographers, who avoided discussing the composer's money troubles, Rivera offers a ______ account of his debts and failed ventures.

Show answer

A) candid. The word "Unlike" signals a contrast with biographers who avoided the topic, so Rivera's account is open and frank.

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the quality of being open and honest in expression

to surrender or give in, often after resisting or on agreed terms

indirect and longer than necessary

kept secret or done secretively, especially illicitly

deep sympathy for others' suffering, together with a wish to help

to admit something is true

a person who follows accepted rules and customs rather than questioning them

the process of coming together at one point or becoming similar