Question

Read the following two sentences.

The splinter was buried deep inside her fingertip. To extract it, she would need to find a pair of tweezers and keep a level head.

Which of the following phrases provides a context clue for the definition of the word extract?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

"Tweezers" help to find out what extract means because she's exracting the splinter and tweezers are a tool that help to extract things.

Answer 2

Answer and Explanation:

The word extract means to "take out" or "draw out". Knowing this you can assume that the "Pair of tweezers" has something to do with taking the splinter out.

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