clarify

 clarify

= to make something clear or easier to understand by explaining it in more detail or in simpler term

Mark reviewed the financial report to clarify the company's recent profit increase. 

Mark studied the technical manual to clarify the operation of the new running app.

Susan read the university handbook to clarify the rules for club memberships.

Susan looked at a map to clarify the location of the new student center.

Synonyms and Antonyms for "clarify"

Synonyms:

explain

elucidate

illuminate

expound  

Antonyms:

confuse

obscure

blur

complicate  

Question:What does "clarify" most likely mean?  

A) Confuse

B) Make clear

C) Hide details

D) Delay action  

The Accidental Food Spy

Mark, a successful businessman, reviewed the financial report to clarify the company's recent profit increase. All the investors in the conference room clapped and hoped Mark could also do well next year. After a very long meeting, Mark miraculously managed to leave the office right on time.

Then, Mark and Chloe, his lovely girlfriend, drove back home.

"It's still very early, let's have a run before dinner," Mark suggested. Chloe agreed, and they went jogging together.

After a while, they passed by a cozy house that smelled like heaven. Mark whispered, "Oh my god, it's so delicious! It must be prawn with fried eggs!" Chloe agreed and wished they could just walk inside to eat. But crashing a stranger's house for dinner was out of the question, right?

The next day, Mark called Susan, a curious university student. "Susan Bond, I have a very important mission for you!"

Mark explained last night's mystery and begged Susan to figure out the recipe. Susan replied with absolute confidence, "Easy peasy! I'll go investigate tonight!"

Dressed in a black shirt and trousers, Susan grabbed a decoy pizza box. She also wore her high-tech AI glasses, designed to capture everything she saw whenever she blinked.

She walked up to the house and pressed the doorbell.

"Pizza delivery!" Susan shouted.

An adorable elderly couple opened the door, blinking in confusion. "Oh, we didn't order any pizza!"

Susan pretended to check her clipboard. "Wait, isn't this the right address?" Seizing her chance, she slipped past them. "Let me just check if this is the wrong house..."

Suddenly, Susan gasped, "Oh my god, that smell! It is amazing!"

The kind old couple chuckled, "It's nothing special, but you can try a bite if you want, little girl!"

Susan dashed into the kitchen, blinking rapidly to record every single ingredient with her AI glasses. After taking a big bite, she moaned in satisfaction. She boldly asked if they could teach her the secret recipe.

The sweet couple not only agreed but also invited Mark and Chloe over for a grand feast! From that day on, the gang became lifelong friends with the elderly chefs, proving that corporate espionage is best served with prawns and fried eggs.

Questions

What made Mark and Susan suspect the house was worth investigating?

A) They saw a large neon sign advertising a restaurant outside.

B) They smelled delicious food, which Mark guessed was prawn with fried eggs.

C) The elderly couple sent them an official invitation to dinner.

D) Susan delivered a real pizza to the house earlier that day.

 

Based on the story and the definition provided (to make something clear or easier to understand), why did Mark review the financial report?

A) To make the company's recent profit increase easier to understand.

B) To hide the company's financial losses from the investors.

C) To teach the elderly couple how to cook prawns and fried eggs.

D) To test out Susan's new AI glasses during a meeting.