"‘The longer it takes for a food to go from the field to your plate, the more it may deteriorate in terms of nutrient content,' explains Mary Lee Chin." As used in the sentence, deteriorate most nearly means

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"‘The longer it takes for a food to go from the field to your plate, the more it may deteriorate in terms of nutrient content,' explains Mary Lee Chin." As used in the sentence, deteriorate most nearly means

a) to improve

b) to adjust

c) to get worse

d) to recover

As used in the sentence, "deteriorate" most nearly means:

c) to get worse.

Explanation:

The verb "deteriorate" means "to become progressively worse". However, even if we did not know its meaning, it wouldn't be difficult to assume what it was through the context. We all know that food eventually goes bad if it not consumed. Even if you store it in the fridge, the process of spoiling will take longer, but will still happen. Therefore, if the sentence is talking about food taking a long time to go from the field to the plate, we can safely assume deteriorate means go bad, or get worse.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”