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Question

JIMBERS

Read the following sentence from the passage.

Pregnant women that survived this difficult time gave birth to

babies who later showed evidence of their mothers' food

deprivation. (paragraph 6)

Which of the following words has a meaning most similar to that

of deprivation as it is used in this sentence?

debit

scarcity

removal

discrepancy

Answer

scarcity

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In the context of the sentence, "deprivation" refers to the lack or scarcity of food that pregnant women experienced during a difficult time. Therefore...