What does the word lurid say about the newspaper headlines? They were about the economy.
They were about famous people.
They were overly dramatic.
They were somewhat popular.

C

Explanation:

It is not a terrific definition, but lurid actually means horrible ugly details that paint a very black picture.

From the choices you have, I suppose it is C, but given how subtle the choices, be prepared to learn that C is not the answer. It is just the best of a bad number of choices.

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