Question

Try not to antagonize the lion by shouting at it.

The root agon means "a struggle." The prefix anti-means "against." The suffix -ize means "cause." What is the meaning of "antagonize" as it is used in the
sentence above?
o create conflict
o avoid a battle
O set free
O fight with
O accept a challenge

Answer 1

Create conflict

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the context clues from the sentence, we can narrow our answers down to two options: "create conflict", or "fight with". Avoid battle, set free, and accept a challenge are all illogical, as simply yelling at the animal would not lead to any of those results. With the root, prefix, and suffix meanings though, we can choose "create conflict" over "fight with". Agon means a struggle, which would allude to a conflict. Anti means against, or a struggle against the lion. Lastly, ize means cause, and with all of those put together, we get "Try not to cause struggle against the lion". This again alludes to creating a conflict amongst the lion and whoever the character is in this context. Therefore, our answer is "create conflict".