Question

read the sentence. after the excellent concert, everyone sat in profound silence. which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word in this sentence? brief remote quiet complete

Explanation:

"Profound silence" implies a deep - seated and intense quietness. Among the given options, "quiet" is the closest in meaning as it also relates to a state of little or no noise. "Brief" means short in duration, "remote" means far away in distance or relation, and "complete" means whole or entire, none of which are related to the meaning of "profound" in the context of silence.

Answer:

C. quiet