Question

So he set to work fabricating wings for himself and his young son Icarus with the intention of changing the laws of nature what does the word fabricating mean in the sentence A) making B) destroying C) trying to do D) looking for

Answer 1

A) making - fabricating always means making or inventing

Answer 2

Answer:

A: Making.

Explanation:

In this passage and context, the word “fabricating” means: making, producing, creating, constructing.  

The passage itself, as a side note, makes reference to the myth of Daedalus and his son, Icarus, for whom the former built wings in order to escape from Crete, warning him not to fly too close to the sun, which Icarus did, and which precipitated him into the ocean where he drowned.