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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "She is a VORACIOUS reader who finishes a book a day."

  1. reluctant
  2. insatiable
  3. slow
  4. careless

Answer

B. insatiable

Solution

VORACIOUS means "wanting great quantities of something," so the closest in meaning is "insatiable."

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