Question

but the weight maximums were so low that near - fasting and water deprivation werent enough. in the sentence above, deprivation has the same or almost the same meaning as: fuelling withholding purification substitution

Explanation:

"Deprivation" means the state of being deprived of something, or the act of withholding something. Among the options, "withholding" has a similar meaning. "Fueling" is about providing fuel, "purification" is about making something pure, and "substitution" is about replacing one thing with another.

Answer:

B. withholding