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The safety inspector warned that the exposed electrical cables created a hazardous environment for the crew. In this sentence, the word hazardous most nearly means which of the following?

  1. A
    safe
  2. dangerousCevap
  3. C
    haphazard
  4. D
    unpleasant

Cevap

dangerous
The word 'hazardous' means involving risk, danger, or peril. In the given context of exposed electrical wiring, 'dangerous' provides the exact synonymous meaning.

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1
Analyze the sentence context around the target word 'hazardous'.
The warning from the safety inspector regarding exposed electrical cables establishes that the environment poses an active risk of harm.
Contextual clues clarify the precise meaning and severity required for the synonym.
2
Evaluate the answer choices while eliminating antonym traps and lookalike distractors.
Eliminating 'safe' (the direct opposite), 'haphazard' (a spelling lookalike meaning disorganized), and 'unpleasant' (a weak connotation mismatch) leaves 'dangerous'.
The definition of 'hazardous' is full of risk or peril, which directly matches 'dangerous'.

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