Read the following sentence and choose the best definition for the underlined word by searching for context clues in the sentence: The attorney wanted to expedite the process, because her client was…
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Read the following sentence and choose the best definition for the underlined word by searching for context clues in the sentence:
The attorney wanted to expedite the process, because her client was becoming impatient.
- accelerate
- evaluate
- reverse
- justify
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - accelerate
The client was growing impatient, so the attorney wanted to speed the process up: “expedite” means “accelerate”. Evaluating, reversing or justifying the process would do nothing to answer the client’s impatience.
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