Question

4 words in context: mlk i have a dream martin luther king, jr. i am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. five score years ago, a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity. but one hundred years later, the negro still is not free. one hundred years later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. one hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. one hundred years later, the negro is still languished in the corners of american society and finds himself in exile in his own land. according to the passage, the word seared most nearly means a denied or removed b burned or scorched c bizarre or strange d released or relinquished which words or phrases help clue the reader into the meaning of the word seared? a the flames b symbolic shadow

Explanation:

To determine the word or phrase that clues the meaning of "seared", we analyze the context. The sentence with "seared" is "It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity, who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice." The phrase "the flames" is related to heat, and "seared" in this context is likely connected to being burned or scorched by flames. Among the options for the clue, "the flames" (option A) is the relevant phrase as it provides the context of heat/fire which relates to the meaning of "seared" (burned or scorched, matching option B for the first question, but for the clue, "the flames" is the key).

Answer:

A. the flames