Directions: Fill in the blanks. Even people in fishing villages that escaped the ________ of the sea ran away dreadfully.

The sentence is giving a negative implication. The blank must be replaced by the word that would indicate the intense fury of the sea; this would describe the running away of those villagers who had escaped the tsunami. “Wrath” is intense anger; rage; fury. Hence, it fits our prediction. “Acrimony” is bitterness or harshness of temper, manner or speech; hence ruled out. “Umbrage” is displeasure, offense; it does not indicate the intensity, hence ruled out. Hence, (5) is the correct answer.