Choose the word from the options given below that is closest in meaning to the given underlined word:

Appal

Dismay

The word that is closest in meaning to the underlined word appal is dismay.

• Appal means to fill with horror, shock, or dismay.
• Dismay means to fill with fear, disappointment, or discouragement.
• Inceptive means relating to or denoting the beginning of something.
• Embrace means to accept or welcome something with enthusiasm.
• Liturgy is a set of prescribed rites or ceremonies in a religious service.