SAT #16 Reading (Question 46)

Question

As used in line 44, ‘resolve’ most nearly means [...]?

Answer 1

Answer Choice A is the correct answer because the word “resolve” in Line 44 is used to describe a strong detection capacity, or ability to find water. Only Answer Choice A captures this sense of discernment or discrimination. Answer Choice B is incorrect because the Lines don’t suggest that the ion microphobe had the ability to “change into” or transform. Answer Choice c is incorrect because the Lines don’t mean “convert to.” Answer Choice D is incorrect because the word “resolve” isn’t set to mean “clear from,” etc.

1. Other scientists had examined the glass beads for signs of water decades earlier, but their detection capacities were no match for the ion microphobe’s ability to resolve measurements [.///
2. Other scientists had examined the glass beads for signs of water decades earlier, but their detection capacities were no match for the ion microphobe’s ability to distinguish between measurements [.///