Question

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word.
Jean was unable to provide an acceptable explanation.
a) Simple
b) Alternative
c) Additional
d) Satisfactory

Answer 1

Hint: The word acceptable means – someone or something worthy of being accepted, something (someone) suitable, etc. In the above question, you have to find the one word (from the options) that is similar in meaning to it.

Complete answer:
 In the above question, we have four options which can be understood as Option (a)
‘Simple’ – means something that is easy, plain or basic, something that is not in a complicated form and can be understood easily. For example, this is a simple concept.
Option (b) – ‘Alternative’ – means something that is available as an alternative or choice for another thing. For example: the alternative is that you do not eat the vegetables.
Option (c) – ‘Additional’ – means something that is added, is extra, or is supplementary to what is already present or available. For example I added a little more sugar to the tea.
Option (d) – ‘Satisfactory’ – means something that is acceptable, sufficient, and worthy. For example: your sessions have been very satisfactory.
So, as you can see from the above explanation that the word (from the given options) nearest or closest in meaning to ‘acceptable’ is ‘satisfactory’.
Therefore, the correct solution is option (d).

Note:
A word nearest in meaning to another word is its synonym. Here the word ‘alternative’ shows or indicates a choice and not whether something is acceptable or not.