Read the sentence. after he was caught lying on the stand, the discredited witness left the courtroom in humiliation. what does discredited mean?

The options for this question are:

A) having good judgment

B) Honorable

C) Sorrowful

D) having a damaged reputation

D) having a damaged reputation.

Explanation: context clues are hints that the writer gives to help the readers understand a word or a phrase in a sentence or paragraph. In the given sentence we can know that the meaning of the word "discredited" is "having a damaged reputation" because the writer gives us the context clues "lying" and "humiliation." So we can infer that after being caught lying, the witness's reputation was damaged.

b. they require a huge investment of time, dedication ,training, and patience almost from the day they are born.

explanation:

the sentence gives a clear evidence of how carefully the sar dogs are selected and also specify from what time this exercise begins."almost from the day they are are born." this sentence shows as that this exercise begins early.

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