Question

Read the passage and then answer the question.
To define and trace the history of every single word in the English language—that was the ambitious goal of the Philological Society of London in 1857 when they set out to create what would eventually become the Oxford English Dictionary. In order to make the process of gathering information more efficient, the lead editor, James Murray, used crowdsourcing. He asked, through advertisements and word of mouth, that volunteers around the English-speaking world send in definitions and documented uses of words. Millions of submissions were received.
The first edition of the dictionary was published in 1928, more than fifty years after the project was initially announced. The ten-volume edition covered more than four hundred thousand words and phrases, making it the most comprehensive dictionary of its time. Because language constantly evolves, supplements have been added over the years to account for new words or changing meanings; in March 2014, for example, the words bestie and beat boxer were added.
What is the meaning of comprehensive as used in the passage?
A. Expensive
B. Well known
C. Widely used
D. Complete

Answer 1

D. Complete

"Comprehensive" here means thorough or covering many or all aspects — the dictionary included a complete and extensive list of words and phrases.