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?

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Responses

a word with the same meaning
a word with the same 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

a word with the opposite meaning

1 answer

The correct response is an explanation of the word’s meaning. In the sentence, the phrase "to eradicate invasive wildlife" is followed by an explanation of the actions involved in the process: identifying harmful species and making the habitat less hospitable to them, which helps clarify what "eradicate" means.