4. As it is used in the sixth paragraph, the phrase "determined to be stingy with her words" most nearly means that Lydia wants to be:
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is J
Explanation
be stingy with: Yes—very stingy.
The meaning in the sentence is that I am very stingy with language, and I just don’t want to talk more.
F item: critical: critical.
G item: sarcastic: ironic.
H item: analytical: analytical.