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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "RAPACIOUS loan sharks preyed on market vendors."

  1. munificent
  2. rapturous
  3. predatory
  4. capacious

Answer

C. predatory

Solution

RAPACIOUS means "aggressively greedy," so the closest in meaning is "predatory."

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