Use the sentence to answer the question.

Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.

At times in debate there is dissension. When discussing topics on which people take varying positions, it is especially important to have strong communication skills.

"People take varying positions" is the context clue for the word dissension. Which type of context clue is this?

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Responses

antonym
antonym

example
example

synonym
synonym

definition

Answer 1

The type of context clue used in the sentence is definition.

Answer 2

The context clue "People take varying positions" is an example of a synonym, as it provides another way of stating or illustrating the word dissension.