From the words lettered A to D below, choose the word or groups of words nearest to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. Mary was kept in soli...

From the words lettered A to D below, choose the word or groups of words nearest to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

Mary was kept in solitary confinement.

Answer Details

In this sentence, "solitary confinement" means to be isolated or separated from others. Therefore, the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word is "lonely."