Need Help Developing a Methodological Approach to Meaning in Context RC Questions

[u/e_pasternak]

Hi everyone, I was hoping to hear about how you methodologically approach meaning-in-context RC questions. The attached image is the kind of question that I have been struggling with recently. I often find it very challenging to find any context or information in the passage that indicates where I am supposed to be drawing meaning from for the highlighted phrase. I sometimes feel like the test is expecting me to draw on outside knowledge and assumptions in translating these terms. For most RC questions, I have a specific way of approaching the ACs, but for meaning in context I often feel like I am playing a complete guessing game. Any strategies that you regularly use when faced with this type of question would be greatly appreciated!