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Zorluk: OrtaSecondary Meanings and Polysemy

Although literary scholars long contended that the author’s late novels were marked by a decline in thematic ambition, recent archival discoveries reveal that she continued to ________ contentious social debates, deliberately embedding subversive commentaries within seemingly conventional narratives. Which of the following words, if inserted into the blank, would accurately complete the sentence by indicating that the author held or maintained these debates? Select all that apply.

  1. harborCevap
  2. entertainCevap
  3. C
    shelter
  4. D
    amuse
  5. E
    stifle

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The correct options are 'harbor' and 'entertain'.
The context requires verbs that mean to hold, keep in mind, or maintain abstract concepts like social debates. Both 'harbor' and 'entertain' possess secondary meanings that fulfill this exact contextual requirement.

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1
Analyze structural and contextual clues in the sentence stem.
The concession 'Although... contended...' signals a contrast between the scholars' belief (that her ambition declined) and the reality revealed by archives (that she secretly continued engaging with social issues by embedding subversive commentaries).
The blank must mean to hold, maintain, or give mental space to these contentious debates.
2
Evaluate secondary meanings of the options.
Both 'harbor' (to hold or keep in mind) and 'entertain' (to consider or hold a thought/idea) fit the secondary polysemous requirement perfectly.
These words appropriately capture the abstract sense of keeping controversial themes alive within her writing.
3
Eliminate distractors based on primary definition traps and structural contradictions.
'Shelter' inappropriately applies physical housing to abstract ideas; 'amuse' relies on the common meaning of entertain; 'stifle' contradicts the positive engagement indicated by embedding commentaries.
Only 'harbor' and 'entertain' satisfy both secondary definition requirements and contextual logic.

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