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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "Rescuers worked for hours to EXTRICATE the trapped miners."

  1. ensnare
  2. disentangle
  3. extirpate
  4. exacerbate

Answer

B. disentangle

Solution

EXTRICATE means "to free from a difficulty," so the closest in meaning is "disentangle."

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