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Use the sentence to answer the question.

The forestry service’s plan to eradicate invasive wildlife involves first identifying the harmful species and then making the habitat less hospitable to them.

What kind of context clue allows you to define the word eradicate?

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a word with the same meaning
a word with the same meaning

a word with the opposite meaning
a word with the opposite meaning

an explanation of the word’s meaning
an explanation of the word’s meaning

an example that illustrates the word’s meaning
an example that illustrates the word’s meaning
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Answer 1

The kind of context clue that allows you to define the word "eradicate" in the given sentence is:

**an explanation of the word’s meaning**

This is because the sentence explains the process involved in eradicating invasive wildlife, which helps clarify what "eradicate" means.