Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Weather conditions have been $$\underline {improving} $$ over the past few days.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

The confusion on the $$\underline {interlocutor's} $$ face was gratifying.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

He spends his money $$\underline {lavishly} $$.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

The government's new policies will come into force from the next $$\underline {fiscal} $$ year.