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Difficulty: EasyVocabulary and Word Meaning in Context

Read the sentence below carefully:

"After hours of heated argument during the village council meeting, the elders managed to patch up their differences and agree on a communal farming schedule."

In the sentence above, which word best expresses the contextual meaning of the highlighted word patch?

  1. resolveAnswer
  2. B
    sew
  3. C
    ignore
  4. D
    exaggerate

Answer

The word 'resolve' best fits the context of settling a disagreement.
In the provided sentence, the phrase 'patch up their differences' is used figuratively to mean settling or resolving a dispute so that cooperation becomes possible. Therefore, 'resolve' is the contextually accurate synonym.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the sentence context
The sentence describes elders who argued for hours but eventually agreed on a schedule.
Contextual clues like 'managed to... and agree' indicate a positive resolution to their dispute.
2
Determine the contextual sense of 'patch'
In the phrasal combination 'patch up differences', it means to mend a relationship or settle a disagreement.
The word is used idiomatically/figuratively rather than literally.
3
Substitute options to find the best match
'Resolve' maintains the exact meaning and grammatical structure of the original sentence.
'Managed to resolve their differences' is semantically identical.

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Vocabulary and Word Meaning in Context
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