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The lead engineer advised the technicians to temper their enthusiasm with caution until all structural stress test results were fully verified.

In the sentence above, temper most nearly means:

  1. A
    intensify
  2. B
    irritate
  3. moderateCevap
  4. D
    celebrate

Cevap

moderate
In this context, the verb 'temper' means to modify, soften, or balance something by adding a counteracting quality. The engineer wants the technicians to balance their excitement with prudence ('with caution'), making 'moderate' the precise synonym.

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1
Analyze the sentence structure and context clues surrounding the target word.
The phrase 'with caution until all structural stress test results were fully verified' indicates balancing or restraining an initial reaction.
Context clues define how the verb functions relative to 'enthusiasm' and 'caution'.
2
Determine the contextual meaning of the verb 'temper' when applied to an emotional state or attitude.
'Temper' in this context means to tone down, balance, or moderate enthusiasm with prudence.
Polysemous words often carry specialized secondary meanings depending on their direct objects.
3
Evaluate the answer choices to identify the exact synonym that matches this meaning.
'Moderate' directly captures the action of making something less extreme or restrained.
Eliminating antonyms and unrelated noun-form definitions isolates the single correct synonym.

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Using context clues to determine the secondary meaning of a polysemous verb.
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