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Difficulty: MediumIdentifying Synonymous Context Clues

During pre-deployment staging, technicians inspect the aerial delivery harnesses for any frayed—that is, unraveled or worn—webbing before loading cargo. They must also verify that the latching mechanism remains pliable, or easily bent and flexible, despite freezing temperatures. Finally, operators ensure the release pins are completely unobstructed, meaning clear and unblocked, to guarantee proper container separation. Based on the passage, match each vocabulary term with the synonymous clue phrase that directly defines it.

  • FrayedUnraveled or worn
  • PliableEasily bent and flexible
  • UnobstructedClear and unblocked

Answer

'Frayed' matches with 'Unraveled or worn', 'Pliable' matches with 'Easily bent and flexible', and 'Unobstructed' matches with 'Clear and unblocked'.
Each term in the passage is paired with an explicit synonymous context clue: 'frayed' is restated as 'unraveled or worn', 'pliable' is clarified by the appositive 'easily bent and flexible', and 'unobstructed' is defined by 'meaning clear and unblocked'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the word 'frayed' and identify its structural context clue.
The word is followed by the clarifying phrase 'that is, unraveled or worn' bounded by dashes.
The phrase introduced by 'that is' provides a direct synonymous definition.
2
Locate the word 'pliable' and examine the adjoining phrase.
The word is directly followed by ', or easily bent and flexible,'.
The connector 'or' introduces an appositive restatement defining the target adjective.
3
Locate the word 'unobstructed' and find its defining clause.
The word is followed by 'meaning clear and unblocked'.
The participle 'meaning' introduces an explicit synonymous explanation of the condition.

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Identifying Synonymous Context Clues
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