by Ward Muir
Near the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark. Its fin cut the surface like a knife. For one instant I stared, and in that instant I observed, with a vivid clearness, all manner of minute details—the burnished sheen on the water, the glistening tautness of its lofty skyline, the sapphire blue of the sky itself, and, most lucidly of all, the silhouette of the shark. Every movement of the shark was now plain to me, and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin. The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo. I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade . . . and its guardian was come to punish me.
"The Reward of Enterprise" by Ward Muir
Question
Use this paragraph from “The Reward of Enterprise” to answer the question. The paragraph describes a man swimming in the ocean.
Which word is most similar in meaning to drive as it is used in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
meander
meander
tear
tear
drift
drift
emerge
1 answer
In the context of the passage, the word "drive" refers to the shark's movement through the water with force and precision. The closest synonym from the provided options would be "tear," as it conveys a sense of swift and powerful movement.
Therefore, the correct response is:
tear
