Read the passage from "an essay on man.” sedate and quiet the comparing lies, formed but to check, deliberate, and advise. self-love still stronger, as its objects nigh; reason’s at distance, and in prospect lie: from the context clues, the reader can determine that deliberate means to a. avoid telling the complete truth. b. think about something seriously. c. develop a logical philosophy. d. gain perspective on a topic.

B. think about something seriously. i just took the test

The correct option is B. To think about something seriously.

By reading the excerpt, you can distinguish three thinking stages in the line "Formed but to check, deliberate, and advise."

First, when a person is said something, he checks whether that something is valid or not. That is to say, the person identifies if it is true or not. In the third stage the person is ready and prepared to "advise" which means that he has fully comprehended the topic and is able to suggest something and give his opinion. In order to be able to do so, the person needs to be able to "deliberate", which implies that the person critically and seriously analyzes the information he is given.

a. both connotative and denotative.