Which term means 'press downward'?

• A. Defecate
• B. Depth
• C. Depress
• D. Contingent

Answer: (C)

The idea here is recognizing a word that clearly means pressing downward. Depress directly captures that action, since it describes lowering or pushing a part downward. It comes from de- (down) plus press (to push), and you’ll see it used in medical or anatomical contexts when a part is moved downward, like depressing the jaw or a shoulder.

The other words have unrelated meanings: defecate refers to eliminating feces; depth is a measurement of how far down something is; contingent means something that is dependent or conditional. So the term that fits “press downward” is depress.