Long ago in a medieval village, a wealthy but bitter farmer named Chao employed an affable shepherd named Jiang, who truly enjoy
ed playing the lute. Jiang’s instrument was simple and plain, crafted from the wood of a native bamboo tree. Despite its modest appearance, the lute brought Jiang much joy. He created appealing music that lured the other villagers out to listen to him. Having an audience made Jiang feel accepted, and he quickly formed an important bond with the poor villagers. In paragraph 1, the word affable means
A) elderly.
B) grizzly.
C) pleasant.
D) wealthy.
The word affable, in the context of the passage above, means pleasant, agreeable, enjoyable, nice, so that in this sense, the shepherd named Jiang is a person who is all of the above which fits in nicely with how he formed a bond with the poor villagers and how they came out to listen to his music. Affable would be the contrary of obnoxious or insufferable.
