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Difficulty: EasySynonym Context Clues

The quartermaster ensured the team had ample rations—a plentiful supply of food and clean water—before embarking on the field exercise. In this sentence, what does the word ample most nearly mean?

  1. A
    scarce
  2. plentifulAnswer
  3. C
    simple
  4. D
    shallow

Answer

plentiful
The sentence uses a dash to set off a clarifying restatement: 'a plentiful supply of food and clean water'. This explicit context clue directly defines 'ample' as meaning large in quantity or plentiful.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target word and look for punctuation signaling a restatement clue.
The target word is 'ample', followed by a dash setting off an explanatory phrase.
Dashes frequently introduce definitions or direct synonyms of preceding words.
2
Analyze the restatement phrase within the dashes.
The phrase 'a plentiful supply of food and clean water' directly defines 'ample rations'.
The context clue explicitly provides the exact meaning required to identify the correct synonym.

Key Concept

Using restatement punctuation (dashes) to identify synonym context clues
Estimated Time:45s
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