Question
The crowd cheered in vain as their basketball team was trampled by their opponents.
As it is used in the sentence, the word vain most nearly means
A.
without purpose.
B.
with blood.
C.
egotistically.
D.
internally.
As it is used in the sentence, the word vain most nearly means
A.
without purpose.
B.
with blood.
C.
egotistically.
D.
internally.
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
In the context of the sentence, "in vain" means without achieving the desired outcome or without purpose. Therefore, the word "vain" most nearly means:
A. without purpose.
A. without purpose.
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