Question

excerpt from a science fiction novel recounts the exploits of a civil war veteran in virginia. while prospecting for gold in arizona, john carter hides in a terious cave to escape apache indian pursuers. suddenly, he is unexplainably sported to the surface of planet mars.
from a princess of mars
i opened my eyes upon a strange and weird landscape. i knew that i was on mars; not once did i question either my sanity or my wakefulness. i was not asleep, no need for pinching here; my inner consciousness told me as plainly that i was upon mars as your conscious mind tells you that you are upon earth. you do not question the fact; neither did i.
i found myself lying prone upon a bed of yellowish, moss-like vegetation which stretched around me in all directions for interminable miles. i seemed to be lying in a deep, circular basin, along the outer verge of which i could distinguish the irregularities of low hills.
it was midday, the sun was shining full upon me and the heat of it was ather intense... yet no greater than would have been true under similar onditions on an arizona desert. here and there were slight outcroppings of uartz-bearing rock which glistened in the sunlight; and a little to my left, erhaps a hundred yards, appeared a low, walled enclosure about four feet in eight. no water, and no other vegetation than the moss was in evidence, and s i was somewhat thirsty i determined to do a little exploring.
springing to my feet i received my first martian surprise, for the effort, hich on earth would have brought me standing upright carried me into the
in paragraphs 4 and 5, john carter recounts his experience of walking on mars and uses the word ludicrous in his description.
what is the meaning of ludicrous?

1. advantageous
2. enthusiastic
3. meaningless
4. ridiculous

Explanation:

"Ludicrous" is an adjective that describes something so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place that it seems absurd or ridiculous. Among the given options, "ridiculous" is the direct synonym that matches this meaning, while the other options do not align with the definition of "ludicrous."

Answer:

1. ridiculous