Question

Which word from the paragraph helps the reader understand the meaning of the underlined word?

The description of a man seen fleeing the scene of the robbery matched the suspect. He tried to deny that the backpack filled with stolen jewelry found beside his car was his. As much as he tried to contradict the evidence, it was clear he was the thief. He was quickly arrested.

A.
matched

B.
filled

C.
found

D.
contradict



(DENY IS THE UNDERLINED WORD)!!!

Answer 1

d is the answer hope it helped (:

Answer 2

Answer: D

It should be contradict. The sentence "As much as he tried to contradict the evidence, it was clear he was the thief" gives more clarity and emphasis to the previous sentence of "he tried to deny that the backpack filled with stolen jewelry found beside his car was his."