Asked by stinkybooty
Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of The Quiz Bowl King.
In preparation for the state competition, I’ve spent hours each day for the last several months making sure there is no question that will stump me.
Based on the paragraph, what does the word stump mean?
A.
to be too hard to answer
B.
to insult or embarrass
C.
to amuse or entertain
D.
to have clues to a solution
In preparation for the state competition, I’ve spent hours each day for the last several months making sure there is no question that will stump me.
Based on the paragraph, what does the word stump mean?
A.
to be too hard to answer
B.
to insult or embarrass
C.
to amuse or entertain
D.
to have clues to a solution
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
Based on the context of the sentence, the word "stump" means:
A. to be too hard to answer
In this case, the speaker is indicating that they are preparing so thoroughly that they want to avoid encountering any question that they cannot answer.
A. to be too hard to answer
In this case, the speaker is indicating that they are preparing so thoroughly that they want to avoid encountering any question that they cannot answer.