<u>Answer:</u>
Comfortable
<u>Explanation:</u>
One type of the adjectives is predicate adjective. A predicate adjective is an adjective which follows a linking verb and modifies or refers back to the main subject of that linking verb.
It usually is used just before the noun it modies.
Here in this example:
'Penguins seem comfortable in the coolest habitats', comfortable is the predicate adjective which follows the linking verb 'seem' and modifies the noun.
Answer: inferred
An inferred meaning is one that is not explicitly stated by the author, but that is hinted at throughout a passage. This is usually done through the use of various rhetorical and literary devices, such as characterization, symbols, motifs, setting and mood.
