Read the sentence.My father was livid when another driver crashed into the back of our van, but my mother was delighted instead of upset because we would get a new car.Which word in the sentence gives a clue about the meaning of the word livid?

The sentence contrasts the father’s reaction with the mother’s: she was “delighted instead of upset.” This shows that livid describes a negative feeling similar to being upset or angry. The clue is “upset.”

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