Question

the trial was adjourned, the court said, and a verdict would be announced on an unspecified date.
source: the wall street journal
in the sentence above, adjourned has the same or almost the same meaning as:
○ elongated
○ discontinued
○ predicted
○ featured

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the meaning of "adjourned" in the context of a trial. "Adjourned" means to put off or stop a proceeding temporarily. Now we analyze each option:

• "elongated" means to make longer, which is unrelated.
• "discontinued" means to stop or cease, which is close to the meaning of adjourning a trial (temporarily stopping it).
• "predicted" means to foretell, which is unrelated.
• "featured" means to highlight or present, which is unrelated.

Answer:

B. discontinued