She baffled all our attempts to find her...
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
She baffled all our attempts to find her.
defeated
thwarted
foiled
circumvented
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
...... the arrival of the police, nobody went near the victim. ...
We met him immediately after the session in which he had been given a nice speech. ...
The small child does whatever his father was done. ...
A school boy who cuts classes frequently is a ...
No country can long endure if its foundations were not laid deep in the material prosperity. ...
I am afraid he is burning the candle at both ends and ruining his life. ...