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Read this sentence and answer the questions below:


I didn't think she had time to cook, so I was ecstatic to come home and find my mom had made my favorite dinner.



Which phrase gives the most helpful clue to the meaning of ecstatic?


I didn't think

Had time to cook

Come home

My favorite dinner

Verified Answer :

My favorite dinner because none of the others allude to "ecstatic" and if something is a favorite, then someone would be happy about it, and ecstatic means to be very excited about something.

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Answer:

The phrase that gives the most helpful clue to the meaning of ecstatic is: D) my favorite dinner.

Explanation:

Even if the reader has never seen the word "ecstatic" before, he/she will be able to assume its meaning by the contextual clue "my favorite dinner". If someone cooks you your favorite dinner, it is the logical assumption that you should feel very happy. Unless there is a strong - and probably strange - reason behind it, no one would feel angry or miserable by having their favorite food made for them. Thus, the reader will know that "ecstatic" is related to happiness at some level and he/she will be right. Ecstatic means "extremely happy", "euphoric", "elated", "in raptures".

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