Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Everybody was stunned by the election news; nobody had expected Prosperity Party to do so well.

Elated

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Excited

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Deserted

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Delighted

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Astounded

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Solution

The correct option is E Astounded
'Stunned' means astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react.
"the community was stunned by the tragedy"
In this context, "Everybody was stunned by the election news; nobody had expected Prosperity Party to do so well", 'stunned' means to be astounded. Hence, option E is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the appropriate information.

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