[Video] Q34: As used in line 22, “low” most nearly means

Explanation for Question 34 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 4

Question 34 says as used in line 22 low, 2 most nearly means what? So let's look back in the passage and see if 3 we can get some context here. So the sentence this is 4 used in starts in line 17, 5 it reads subordinate contracts for objects of mere occasional interest may be dissolved at 6 pleasure, but the state ought not to be considered as nothing better than a 7 partnership agreement and a trade of pepper and coffee, 8 Calico or tobacco, or some other such low concern to be taken up for 9 a little temporary interest and to be dissolved by the fancy of the parties. 10 So that was a lot of words to just say that the social contract 11 shouldn't be considered as inconsequential or trivial or as unimportant 12 as trade partnerships are. 13 And so we can look at this word low here in 14 line 22, and we can find words that we would 15 be able to replace that with from our own vocabulary and then see if 16 we can match those to the words in the sentence. 17 So the first word that I think of here is simply just unimportant 18 or trivial, trivial 19 being a synonym of unimportant. So meaning the same thing. 20 So let's see which answer choice best matches the meaning 21 of unimportant and trivial. 22 So we have how do weak, 23 inadequate and depleted. So these all mean closely 24 the same thing. Let's talk about each one individually. 25 So answer choice a says petty, 26 and that's going to mean the traditional definition of the word, 27 which is in consequential or unimportant 2...