Given the meaning of the Latin root "clinare", I can say that the sentence that contains the bold word which means <span>“an action of leaning toward, or preference” is option D, which is the word "inclination". Basically, inclination here means preference. Hope this helps.</span>
Welded
To weld is to use intense heat to merge two pieces of metal together. This word refers to other kinds of joining as well. If two companies merge, they've been welded.
Defiantly when he finds himself transformed into a bug
Based on my interpretation of this website, I believe it's the astronomers. :)