Question

the root fort means \strong.\ the suffix -fy means \make.\ based on this information, what does fortifying mean in the paragraph? on the morning of the soccer game, pria woke up early and started fortifying herself. before getting out of bed, she did leg - stretching exercises. after she had bathed and dressed, she ate a large, healthy breakfast and then went to the park to see if she could still kick a soccer ball all the way across the field. strengthening relaxing testing pushing

Explanation:

The root "fort" means "strong" and the suffix "-fy" means "make", so combining them gives "make strong" (strengthening). The context also supports this: Pria does leg stretches, eats a healthy breakfast, and practices her kick to prepare/strengthen herself for the soccer game, which aligns with "strengthening" and not the other options.

Answer:

strengthening