100% ®/LEE X Read the paragraph and thesaurus entry. Bruce stepped off the train and into the crowded station. People bustled and pushed their way across the tiled floor, hurrying in different directions. Bruce began to scour the moving crowd for his friend. He hadn't seen Jason in three years, but he knew he'd recognize him immediately. Just at that moment, he spotted a sandy-haired teenager wearing jeans and a T-shirt. He rushed toward him, a smiling and waving. Thesaurus scour V. clean, clear, examine, hunt, scrub Which word from the thesaurus can best replace "scour"? • 1. clean • 2. clear • 3. examine • 4. scrub

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Question
100%
®/LEE X
Read the paragraph and thesaurus entry.
Bruce stepped off the train and into the crowded station. People bustled and pushed their way across the tiled floor, hurrying in different
directions. Bruce began to scour the moving crowd for his friend. He hadn't seen Jason in three years, but he knew he'd recognize him immediately.
Just at that moment, he spotted a sandy-haired teenager wearing jeans and a T-shirt. He rushed toward him, a smiling and waving.
Thesaurus
scour V. clean, clear, examine, hunt, scrub
Which word from the thesaurus can best replace "scour"?
• 1. clean
• 2. clear
• 3. examine
• 4. scrub
Answer

3. examine

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The word "scour" in the given sentence means to search carefully. The best word from the thesaurus that can replace "scour"...
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