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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "She faced a DILEMMA: accept the job abroad or stay with her family."

  1. easy decision
  2. happy event
  3. difficult choice
  4. serious illness

Answer

C. difficult choice

Solution

DILEMMA means "a situation requiring a choice between equally difficult options," so the closest in meaning is "difficult choice."

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