Question on: WAEC English - 2012

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

Five years ago the economy of our country was buoyant but nowadays it has become...........

A
profitable
B
distressed
C
unbearable
D
low
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Correct Option: B

For something to be distressed, it is suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, pain or setback. 

A buoyant economy is a successful one in which there is a lot of trade and economic activity.

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