Jason is extremely honest, so the suggestion that he stole the money is absolutely preposterous.
Which of the following is the closest in meaning to "preposterous" as used in the sentence above?

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We can infer from context that preposterous has a negative meaning because it is being used to describe the idea that an honest person would be accused of stealing. Based on this context, we infer guess that it means "ridiculous."
Possible is incorrect. There is nothing within the context of the target sentence that suggests preposterous means "possible."
Unusual is incorrect. Although the sentence suggests that this is something that is not normal (an honest person stealing money), the word "preposterous" is being used to show the accusation is "ridiculous," not "unusual."
Fortunate is incorrect. There is nothing within the context of the target sentence that suggests preposterous means "fortunate."

Jason Is Extremely Honest, So the Suggestion That He Stole