Question

The voussoirs rest on the centering until the keystone is wedged into place. At that point, the centering can be dismantled.



What does the word dismantled mean?


A. to take apart


B. to put together


C. to cover


D. to lift up

Answer 1

Answer:

The best answer is letter A. to take apart.

Explanation:

Even without the context provided in the sentence, the only option that could refer to the meaning of dismantled is letter A. to take apart. The verb "to dismantle" refers to taking a machine or something complicated apart, to getting rid of a system over a period of time, or to proving a claim is not true or right. Study the examples below:

- I will dismantle his proposal when I mention these data.

- It took Jeff hours to dismantle that air conditioner.

As we can see, options B, C, and D are not possible meanings for dismantled.