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ID: SAT-RW-CS-047
Section: SAT Reading & Writing (RW) – Craft and Structure
Topic: Words in Context
Difficulty level: Easy

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The heron stands so still at the water’s edge that it seems to arrest time itself: not a feather stirs, and even the ripples appear to pause while the bird waits for a fish to drift within reach.

As used in the text, what does the word “arrest” most nearly mean?

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