In the sentence beginning “As McCandless gradually stopped rebuking himself for the waste of the moose” the word “rebuking” most closely means: "Blaming" (Option C). That is, blaming is the synonym of rebuking.
What is a synonym?
A synonym is the word that can be used in the place of another without enervating the meaning of the sentence in which it was used.
Another example of a synonym is:
- Drive - Ride
- Quickly - promptly
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