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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The PROVIDENT farmer saved part of every harvest for the lean months."

  1. foresighted
  2. profligate
  3. providential
  4. prodigious

Answer

A. foresighted

Solution

PROVIDENT means "making provision for the future," so the closest in meaning is "foresighted." PROVIDENTIAL means lucky, a look-alike trap.

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