In 1996, astronomers ____________ from photographs that biological life may have existed on Mars.

A.
averted

B.
deferred

C.
distorted

D.
inferred

Question

In 1996, astronomers ____________ from photographs that biological life may have existed on Mars.
 
 A.
averted
 
 B.
deferred
 
 C.
distorted
 
 D.
inferred

anonymous · Answer

Well defer means to kind of set aside for the future, or at least get the topic away from it, so it's not that. Distorted means twisted/contorted out of shape. Now you're left with averted and inferred. When you make an inference, you're making a conclusion on something based on information. 

So your answer would be D, inferred.