Read the paragraph. teaching the rambunctious group of canines at the obedience school was a great deal of work, but each instructor took a respite once the dogs were placed in their individual kennels. which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word? vacation beverage payment break

Break. In the context of the sentence, the instructors are at work and would go on a short break. A vacation is too long. Somebody at work would take a break. The meaning of break and respite are such that they are synonyms. A respite and a break mean to take a short period of rest or time away from work.