Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the sentence below.

We have carefully studied your explanation and it sounds plausible.

Plausible means reasonable, believable, or appearing to be true or likely. Option B 'convincing' is the closest match among the choices. Option A 'incoherent' means unclear or illogical - the opposite. Option C 'understandable' is weaker than plausible. Option D 'impertinent' means irrelevant or rude, which is unrelated.