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Difficulty: MediumMultiple-Meaning Words

During the final hours of the double shift, the warehouse technician's energy began to flag due to physical exhaustion. In this sentence, what is the meaning of the underlined word?

  1. A
    mark with a label
  2. B
    signal for assistance
  3. weakenAnswer
  4. D
    surge with intensity

Answer

weaken
The sentence describes a worker whose stamina is diminishing after working long hours under physical fatigue. In this context, the verb 'flag' means to lose strength, droop, or weaken.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the sentence context and surrounding clues
The context highlights working long hours ('final hours of the double shift') resulting in 'physical exhaustion' impacting the technician's 'energy'.
Contextual clues show that energy levels are diminishing due to fatigue.
2
Evaluate the secondary meaning of the polysemous target word
While commonly a noun or verb related to banners and signaling, 'flag' as an intransitive verb specifically means to decline in vigor, droop, or weaken.
Substituting 'weaken' directly conveys that the worker's energy was diminishing from exhaustion.

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Multiple-Meaning Words in Context
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