In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opp...

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

Five years ago the economy of our country was buoyant but nowadays it has become...........

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The word "buoyant" in the sentence means that the economy of the country was doing well or thriving. Therefore, the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "buoyant" is "distressed." The correct option to fill the gap in the sentence is "distressed" which means that the economy is not doing well or is suffering. So, the completed sentence is: "Five years ago the economy of our country was buoyant but nowadays it has become distressed."