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Difficulty: EasyContext Clues for Synonyms

After a long patrol in the desert, the soldiers needed to replenish their water canteens, refilling each container to the brim before marching again. In the sentence above, what does the word 'replenish' most nearly mean?

  1. A
    empty
  2. refillAnswer
  3. C
    replace
  4. D
    ration

Answer

refill
The sentence provides a direct restatement clue: 'refilling each container to the brim'. This indicates that 'replenish' means to fill something up again or restore its depleted supply, making 'refill' the correct synonym.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the target word in the sentence and scan for restatement or definition clues.
The target word is 'replenish', and the immediate following clause is 'refilling each container to the brim'.
Authors frequently use restatement context clues directly after a comma to clarify meaning.
2
Compare the meaning derived from the context clue with the available answer choices.
The word 'refill' precisely matches the action of restoring the canteens to a full state.
A contextual synonym must preserve both the definition and the grammatical role of the target word.

Key Concept

Identifying synonyms using restatement and definition context clues
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Context Clues for Synonyms

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