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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "Dengue is PREVALENT during the rainy season."

  1. rare
  2. harmless
  3. widespread
  4. unknown

Answer

C. widespread

Solution

PREVALENT means "widespread in a particular area or time," so the closest in meaning is "widespread."

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