The defeated boxer left the ring looking extremely …

Step 1: Analyze the question The sentence is: The defeated boxer left the ring looking extremely ____. We need a word describing how a boxer who has just lost would look, which means his feeling or mood.

Step 2: Explain the concept This is a vocabulary-in-context question. Look for clues in the sentence. The key clue is "defeated". It tells us the boxer lost, so the missing word should describe a sad or downcast state. The word "looking" also tells us we need an adjective.

Step 3: Examine each option

• A. dislocated means displaced from its position, usually a joint such as a shoulder. It describes a bone, not a mood, and "looking extremely dislocated" doesn't fit.
• B. distorted means twisted out of shape, as in a distorted image or sound. It doesn't describe the feeling of a defeated person.
• C. desert is a noun meaning a dry, sandy region (or a verb meaning to abandon). It is not an adjective that can follow "looking extremely".
• D. dejected means sad, low-spirited and disheartened. This fits a boxer who has just lost his fight.

Step 4: Answer The correct option is D. dejected.

Sentence completed: The defeated boxer left the ring looking extremely dejected.

Exam tip: Whenever you see a word like "defeated", "failed" or "lost", look for an option showing sadness (dejected, downcast, despondent). Also check the part of speech: after "looking extremely", you need an adjective. Be careful with look-alike words that start with the same letters (dis-, des-). They are often distractors.