```FROM THE WORDS LETTERED A TO D BELOW EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, CHOOSE THE WORD OR GROUP OF WORDS THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD AS IT IS USED IN THE SENENCE```
The detective was perplexed when, the clues pointed to several suspects

• A. excited
  
• B. worried
  
• C. confused
  
• D. discouraged