For this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics. The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
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For this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
Answer Details
Spooks is an informal word meaning ghosts or spectres - supernatural apparitions that haunt places. The sentence states that the building was haunted by spooks, which reinforces the supernatural meaning.
The word nearest in meaning is ghosts, which directly means the spirits or apparitions of dead people. "The building was haunted by a couple of ghosts" preserves the original meaning exactly.
The other options are unrelated:
- robbers are people who steal; they break into buildings but do not "haunt" them.
- hyenas are wild animals found in Africa and Asia; they have no connection to haunting.
- hunters are people who hunt animals or game; this has no association with haunting buildings.
The word "haunted" in the sentence is a strong context clue pointing directly to a supernatural meaning.
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