Choose the word that best fills the blank.
After walking for hours in the sun, the travellers were ______ and begged for water.

drenchedCorrect answerYour answerparchedCorrect answerYour answerfamishedCorrect answerYour answerfrozenCorrect answerYour answer

Show the answer and explanation

CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Worth noting

Famished means very hungry, not thirsty. Drenched means soaking wet, the opposite of what the sun did.

Ten questions from Choosing the correct word, at your own pace.

Ten questions from Choosing the correct word, at your own pace.

Choose the word that best fills the blank.After walking for hours in the sun, the travellers were ______ and begged for water.