Which term means to furnish or supply something that is lacking?

• A. Silk Road
• B. Supply
• C. Settlement
• D. Source

Answer: (B)

To supply means to furnish or provide what is lacking. When you supply something, you give or equip others with what they need or are missing. For example, you might say a charity will supply blankets to those in need, or a store will supply the goods customers require. The other terms don’t fit because a historic route (the Silk Road) refers to a path for trade, a settlement is a place where people live or the act of settling, and a source is where something originates. They describe origins or places, not the act of furnishing what is missing.