Question

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?
A. an example that illustrates the word’s meaning
B. an explanation of the word’s meaning
C. a word with the same meaning
D. a word with the opposite meaning

Answer 1

B. an explanation of the word’s meaning

The sentence explains what eradicating invasive wildlife involves (identifying the harmful species and making the habitat less hospitable), which defines the word rather than giving an example, synonym, or antonym.