Christina Benjamin

English

14 May, 05:22

When she realized that she had missed the bus, Jia became distraught. She paced back and forth, wringing her hands and

trying not to cry. There was no doubt about it-she would be late for her meeting and might lose her job as a result of her

tardiness.

Based on context clues in the passage, what is the most likely meaning of distraught?

tardy

agitated

doubtful

earnest