Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It is hard to conceive of a more _______ route than the one that this determined traveller chose to follow.

Options

A. stimulating
B. dashing
C. daunting
D. provoking

Answer

C

Explanation

Daunting (Adjective) = making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something.
Stimulating (Adjective) = making somebody feel interested and excited about something encouraging.
Dashing (Adjective) = attractive in a confident, exciting and stylish way.
Provoking (Adjective) = trying to make a person or an animal angry or annoyed.