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Difficulty: MediumExample Context Clues

Based on the example context clues provided in each sentence, match each underlined vocabulary word to its correct contextual definition.

  • The wildlife biologist documented several tenacious plant species, such as crabgrass clinging to cliff fissures, dandelion roots cracking concrete, and burdock burs gripping animal fur.Holding firmly onto surfaces, maintaining a persistent grip, or enduring under adverse conditions
  • The municipal utility crew inspected underground conduits, including insulated electrical ducts, stormwater drainage tunnels, and fiber-optic guide pipes.Channels, pipes, or encased passageways designed to transmit fluids, cables, or utility wiring
  • The chemical safety specialist properly stored volatile solvents, such as ether liquids, acetone thinners, and pressurized alcohol mists.Chemical substances that evaporate or vaporize rapidly at standard temperatures and pressures
  • The field quartermaster acted quickly to replenish depleted survival reserves, for example by refilling freshwater bladders, restocking first-aid bandages, and acquiring dried rations.To refill, restock, or replace depleted supplies to return them to a complete state

Answer

The target words match their meanings through their illustrative context examples: 'tenacious' pairs with holding firmly or persisting stubbornly; 'conduits' pairs with channels or encased pathways conveying utilities; 'volatile' pairs with substances that evaporate rapidly; and 'replenish' pairs with restocking or refilling depleted supplies.
Each matching pair is directly verified by the illustrative examples following signal words like 'such as', 'including', and 'for example'. Tenacious describes stubborn adherence as shown by roots and clinging burs; conduits describes enclosed transmission structures as shown by ducts and pipes; volatile describes fast-evaporating solvents as shown by ether and acetone; and replenish describes restock/refill actions as shown by acquiring rations and refilling bladders.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the signal phrases and illustrative examples in each sentence.
Identified 'such as', 'including', and 'for example' followed by concrete category members for each target word.
Example context clues directly provide representative instances that define the broader category or quality named by the target word.
2
Synthesize the shared core traits of the examples for each sentence.
Crabgrass, dandelion roots, and burs share persistent gripping (tenacious); ducts, tunnels, and pipes share channel conveyance (conduits); ether, acetone, and mists share rapid vaporization (volatile); refilling, restocking, and gathering share resupplying (replenish).
Finding the common characteristic among illustrative examples reveals the precise contextual definition.
3
Pair each contextual term with its corresponding definition.
Matched each sentence on the left to its exact contextual definition on the right.
Ensures full alignment between example evidence and definitional criteria without relying on out-of-context assumptions.

Key Concept

Identifying word meaning through illustrative example context clues
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