Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :
After completing half of the journey, all the travellers could do was trudge along
- walk lazily
- run briskly
- walk and stop intermittently
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walk wearily
- walk with determination
The correct answer is: D
Explanation
The phrase "trudge along" suggests a slow, laborious, and weary walking, typically due to exhaustion or fatigue. In this sentence, the travellers have completed half of the journey, and the word "trudge" indicates a tired and heavy way of walking. Option D, "walk wearily," closely is closest in meaning to "trudge along." "Walk wearily" means walking with a sense of tiredness or weariness and is close to the idea that the travellers could only proceed with a certain level of fatigue after completing half of the journey.