Final answer:
A synonym for the verb salvage that means to save something from damage or destruction is 'recover'. 'Recover' matches the context in which 'salvage' is used, making it the correct answer among the given options.
Step-by-step explanation:
The verb salvage refers to the act of saving something, especially from damage or destruction. When looking at the options provided, the synonyms for salvage that relate to the act of saving or recovering would be 'recover' and 'retrieve'. However, only one of them is listed as a verb option in the question. Therefore, the correct answer is:
- Recover: To get back something that was lost or taken.
Abandon means to give up completely, scrap means to discard or to throw away, and retrieve also means to get something back, but recover is the direct synonym matching the context of salvage. For instance, we could say: 'After the shipwreck, the crew worked tirelessly to salvage any valuable cargo that was still intact.'