Words in Context

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The chairman's concession on procedure was tactical, not principled. He yielded the point now, his allies understood, in order to preserve his leverage for the larger fights to come.

As used in the text, what does the word "yielded" most nearly mean?

  • A

    moaned audibly

  • B

    made way for traffic

  • C

    produced as crops

  • D

    gave way on

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Explanation

He gave way on the procedural point as a tactic; "yielded" means gave way on, not the agricultural, traffic, or sound-related senses.

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