Question

read this excerpt from the passage. \james and his mother had been fighting over the little statue for what seemed like years, in an endless battle over his grandfathers sculpture. not that james thought it warranted the word.\ (paragraph 1) which of the following words could replace warranted in this sentence without changing its overall meaning?
○ merited
○ accepted
○ guaranteed
○ certified

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the meaning of "warranted" in the context. "Warranted" here means the word (for the sculpture) was deserved or justified.

• "merited" means deserved, which matches the meaning of "warranted" in this context.
• "accepted" means received or agreed to, not matching.
• "guaranteed" means to ensure, not matching.
• "certified" means to confirm as valid, not matching.

Answer:

A. merited