Question

provides the meaning of the word.

1. synonyms - look for words that have similar meaning

to the word.

1. examples - see if there are examples of the word

nearby where it is located.

1. antonyms - look for words that would show contrast

with the meaning of the word.

1. analogy - look to see if the author makes a comparison

between two things that are usually different.

1. appositives - look for additional information between

commas that follow the word.

use 1 of the 7 strategies to decode the meaning
of the underlined word. the soldiers fortified the
walls of their base because in the past their walls
were too weak to keep out the enemy.

make more of
tear down
strengthen

Explanation:

The sentence states the walls were "too weak" in the past, so the soldiers took action ("fortified") to address this weakness. The context of fixing weakness implies making the walls stronger, which matches the strategy of using context clues (related to the "Examples" or logical context strategy here) to decode the word. "Strengthen" is the correct meaning.

Answer:

strengthen