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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words: The evening time when the sun has just set and it is almost dark.

1. Dusk
2. Night
3. Dawn
4. Day break

Correct answer: Dusk

Solution

'Dusk' means the time in the evening when the sun has just set and it is nearly dark. The other options refer to different times of day.

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