Question

1. unresponsive: after dropping his phone in the toilet, robert repeatedly pressed and held the power button, but the device was unresponsive.

definition:
what clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

Explanation:

To define "unresponsive" in this context, we analyze the sentence: "After dropping his phone in the toilet, Robert repeatedly pressed and held the power button, but the device was unresponsive." The clue is the contrast indicated by "but"—Robert tried to operate the phone (pressing the power button), but the phone didn't react. So "unresponsive" here means the phone did not respond to the power button input, i.e., it failed to react or function when the power button was pressed. The clue is the action of pressing the button with no result (the "but" showing the expected action (pressing) didn't get a response from the device).

Definition:

Not reacting or failing to respond (in this case, the phone did not respond to the power button being pressed after being dropped in the toilet).

Clues:

The phrase "repeatedly pressed and held the power button, but" shows that despite Robert's attempts to activate the phone (pressing the power button), the device did not react, so "unresponsive" is inferred from the lack of response to the button press.

Answer:

To define "unresponsive" in this context, we analyze the sentence: "After dropping his phone in the toilet, Robert repeatedly pressed and held the power button, but the device was unresponsive." The clue is the contrast indicated by "but"—Robert tried to operate the phone (pressing the power button), but the phone didn't react. So "unresponsive" here means the phone did not respond to the power button input, i.e., it failed to react or function when the power button was pressed. The clue is the action of pressing the button with no result (the "but" showing the expected action (pressing) didn't get a response from the device).

Definition:

Not reacting or failing to respond (in this case, the phone did not respond to the power button being pressed after being dropped in the toilet).

Clues:

The phrase "repeatedly pressed and held the power button, but" shows that despite Robert's attempts to activate the phone (pressing the power button), the device did not react, so "unresponsive" is inferred from the lack of response to the button press.