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Difficulty: EasyVocabulary and Word Meaning in Context

Read the sentence below carefully:

"Despite early skepticism from the school board, the principal chose to champion the new student mentorship program until it gained widespread approval."

In the sentence above, what is the contextual meaning of the underlined word champion?

  1. publicly advocateAnswer
  2. B
    win a competition
  3. C
    compete directly against
  4. D
    finance single-handedly

Answer

publicly advocate
The correct answer is to publicly advocate. In the passage, 'champion' functions as a verb meaning to uphold, promote, or back a cause or policy publicly.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the grammatical role of the target word
The word 'champion' is used as a verb following the infinitive marker 'to'.
Identifying the part of speech clarifies the intended function in the sentence.
2
Examine the surrounding contextual clues
The principal took action in favor of the mentorship program despite skepticism, leading to its widespread approval.
Contextual clues indicate a positive effort to promote or support an idea.
3
Select the synonym that maintains the original meaning upon substitution
Replacing 'champion' with 'publicly advocate' yields: '...the principal chose to publicly advocate the new student mentorship program...', which is logical and grammatically correct.
Substitution confirms semantic equivalence in context.

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Vocabulary and Word Meaning in Context
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