According to American journalist Theodore White, some Chinese survived the 1943 Famine of Hunan Province by ____ on grass and leaves of trees.

A.
impeding

B.
podiatry

C.
regressing

D.
subsisting

Question

According to American journalist Theodore White, some Chinese survived the 1943 Famine of Hunan Province by ____ on grass and leaves of trees.	
 
 A.
impeding
 
 B.
podiatry
 
 C.
regressing
 
 D.
subsisting

anonymous · Answer

@Nnesha

anonymous · Answer

@geerky42  @HelpBlahBlahBlah  @gabbyalicorn @gabby_2624

gabbyalicorn · Answer

well did you look up what all the words mean?

anonymous · Answer

yeah im just not sure! @gabbyalicorn

gabbyalicorn · Answer

impeding-to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
does that seem correct?

anonymous · Answer

im not so sure!, its in between c and d!! @gabbyalicorn

gabbyalicorn · Answer

i think C

anonymous · Answer

okay! i will go with c as well! i will tag you in my next question!:D

anonymous · Answer

Subsisting means "maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level."
Regressing means "return to a former or less developed state."
Podiatry means "the treatment of the feet and their ailments."
Impeding means "delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder."

From these definitions the answer should be  D.)Subsisting