Question

Arjun reads, “Recently, voter apathy has resulted in merely 33 percent of eligible voters casting their ballots on election day.” Based on the sentence, Arjun thinks apathy means "lack of interest."

Which strategy is best for Arjun to use to determine the meaning of apathy?


Consult a dictionary, review each definition, and determine which definition makes sense in context.

Go to the library and check out a book on apathy.

Use a thesaurus to determine the most common meaning.

Create an online survey to see how most people use this word.

Answer 1

Exactly what he said

Answer 2

If he doesn't want trouble looking up the definition of apathy then maybe he should rely on context clues, but to answer you're question I think "Consult a dictionary, review each definition, and determine which definition makes sense in context." would be the best answer.

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