Question

read the sentence. the look on the villains face seemed to be bursting with evil and gave the moviegoers the chills. based on its structure, which word most likely has the closest meaning to the underlined phrase? apathy baleful dormant exhume

Explanation:

The underlined phrase "bursting with evil" implies a strong presence of malevolence. "Baleful" means threatening harm; malevolent, which is closest in meaning. "Apathy" is lack of interest, "dormant" is inactive, and "exhume" is to dig up a corpse.

Answer:

C. baleful