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Difficulty: MediumSynonym Context Clues

To prevent unauthorized breaches of the communications network, the cybersecurity team enforced stringent protocols—strictly exacting and rigorous standards that left no room for error. In the context of this sentence, the word stringent most nearly means which of the following?

  1. A
    lenient
  2. rigorousAnswer
  3. C
    strident
  4. D
    complicated

Answer

rigorous
The word 'stringent' means demanding strict attention to rules or standards. In the sentence, the dash restatement 'strictly exacting and rigorous standards that left no room for error' provides an explicit synonym clue, making 'rigorous' the correct answer.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target word and surrounding punctuation in the sentence.
The target word is 'stringent', followed by a dash introducing a descriptive phrase.
Dashes frequently set off restatements or appositives that define unfamiliar terms.
2
Analyze the embedded context clue following the dash.
The phrase 'strictly exacting and rigorous standards that left no room for error' explicitly explains the nature of the protocols.
This phrase contains direct synonyms and descriptions that clarify the meaning of 'stringent'.
3
Match the meaning from the context clue to the correct answer choice.
'Rigorous' directly matches the definition and exact phrasing provided in the context clue.
Selecting the term that corresponds to the explicit synonym clue confirms the correct meaning.

Key Concept

Using dash restatements and paired synonym context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word
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