Find the synonym of the underlined word. When people heard the news of Christopher Reeve's death, almost everybody was overcome with grief.
A
Sorrow
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B
Rage
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C
Terror
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D
Emotion
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E
Holiness
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Solution
The correct option is A Sorrow
'Grief' means intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
"she was overcome with grief"
In the given sentence, "When people heard the news of Christopher Reeve's death, almost everybody was overcome with grief", 'grief' means intense sorrow or pain or agony. Hence, option A is correct and the others are not because they do not provide the appropriate answer.