Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Her vague sense of ------- grew into anxiety and then alarm when she discovered that her initial doubts about the success of the undertaking were well founded.
(A) foreboding
(B) remorse
(C) anticipation
(D) intrigue
(E) complacency
The correct answer is A
Explanation
The sentence asks you to find the mildest word in a logical progress leading to anxiety and finally culminating in alarm. Of the choices given, only “foreboding” is a word that describes a feeling related to, but less than, anxiety.
