Concept:This question tests vocabulary, but it cannot be answered without the sentence that contains the underlined word.Explanation:The options are only A. happy, B. sorrowful, C. knowing, and D. scornful.To choose the nearest in meaning, the exact underlined word and its context in the sentence are necessary.Since the sentence is not given, there is no target word to compare with these options.Therefore, selecting any option would be purely a guess.Answer:Cannot be determined from the given information.