Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

He sat outside, under the tree, in the perishing cold.

  1. Dying

  2. Decaying

  3. Very severe

  4. Freshening

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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Perish' means 'to die or be destroyed/extremely cold'. But in the context of the sentence, the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to 'perish' is 'very severe'.