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Read the passage excerpt below carefully:

"In examining the rapid spread of modern urban sprawl, the demographer noted that while local zoning regulations attempted to arrest the expansion of commercial districts into residential zones, economic pressures ultimately rendered such boundaries permeable."

In the context of the passage above, which word best expresses the meaning of arrest?

  1. haltCevap
  2. B
    detain
  3. C
    apprehend
  4. D
    reverse

Cevap

In the given excerpt, the word 'arrest' contextually means 'halt'.
The word 'arrest' is used figuratively in formal prose to mean check, stop, or bring to a halt. The passage describes zoning regulations attempting to stop commercial districts from expanding into residential areas, making 'halt' the exact contextual equivalent.

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1
Analyze the context in which the target word appears
The word 'arrest' describes an action taken by zoning regulations against the 'expansion of commercial districts'.
Zoning regulations are designed to limit, contain, or stop physical development across specified boundary lines.
2
Evaluate the syntactic and semantic fit of potential synonyms
Replacing 'arrest' with 'halt' yields: 'regulations attempted to halt the expansion...'
The verb 'halt' accurately fits the idea of stopping or checking the progression of expansion.
3
Eliminate options that rely on literal or out-of-context meanings
'Detain' and 'apprehend' pertain to law enforcement/custody, while 'reverse' implies turning backward rather than checking forward progress.
Contextual meaning requires prioritizing situational usage over primary legal dictionary definitions.

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Determining Contextual Word Meaning
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Vocabulary and Word Meaning in Context

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