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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "NOXIOUS fumes from the burning tires filled the street."

  1. salubrious
  2. anxious
  3. innocuous
  4. toxic

Answer

D. toxic

Solution

NOXIOUS means "harmful or poisonous," so the closest in meaning is "toxic."

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