Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Ominous.
The meaning of the given word is:
- Ominous: suggesting that something bad or unpleasant is likely to happen in the future; giving the impression that something bad or dangerous is going to happen soon.
- Desolate: deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness; feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.
- Suspicious: having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something; feeling or showing doubt or uncertainty about something.
- Bleak: lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements; cold and miserable; without hope or encouragement; unlikely to have a positive outcome.
Thus, the most appropriate one word substitution for the given set of words is Ominous.