Question

after bobby fischer learned to play chess, he said it was all he wanted to do. he started playing when he was six and was soon beating older players. at fourteen, he became the youngest person ever to win the united states chess championship. he won the world chess championship in 1972, becoming the first american - born world champion. fischers victories led to an increase in chesss popularity in the united states. they also made fischer famous around the world. fischer, though, did not seem to enjoy the fame. he stopped seeing his friends, choosing instead to live as a recluse. fischer played very little chess in the decades that followed, but he did play one more famous match. on the twentieth anniversary of his world championship victory, he played a rematch against boris spassky. showing that he was still a champion, fischer once again defeated spassky and claimed a 3.6 million dollar prize. what is the meaning of recluse as used in the passage? a person who helps those who need assistance a person who lives alone and avoids other people a stage actor or performer a person who competes in marathons

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "recluse" in the passage, we analyze the context. The passage states "He stopped seeing his friends, choosing instead to live as a recluse." This shows that a recluse is someone who avoids others and lives alone. The other options: "a person who helps those who need assistance" is incorrect (no helping context), "a stage actor or performer" is irrelevant, and "a person who competes in marathons" has no relation to the passage.

Answer:

a person who lives alone and avoids other people