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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "There is no PANACEA for the country's economic problems."

  1. cure-all
  2. placebo
  3. pandemic
  4. paradox

Answer

A. cure-all

Solution

PANACEA means "a solution for all difficulties," so the closest in meaning is "cure-all."

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