Comprehension Passage

In the following passage, some words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the given alternatives.

Almost every week since August, Isma Salaria has made the six-mile journey from her home in Srinagar to the Jammu and Kashmir police headquarters. The heavily (1) _______ (guarded) police department operates out of a modern building fronted by panes of shiny blue glass and a sloping blue roof. During each visit, men (2) _______(search) her half a dozen times. She (3) _______(suffers) for a simple reason: Without internet access, her business, a center where students across the valley take online exams like the TOEFL, has nearly closed down. Unable to meet payroll, she’s had to (4) _______ (discharge) 20 of her 23 employees. One of the few women who owns a technology firm in the region, she’s grown (5) _______ (miserable).

Which of the following words refers to the blank labelled as (5)?

1
Forlorn
2
Famished
3
Exuberant
4
Ebullient
5
Malicious

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