1. impinge = strike
The word impinge can have various meanings, but in the case above, it means to strike. When 'the rain impinge[d] upon the earth,' it means that it started raining, the rain started striking the earth. To impinge means that something starts, and usually something negative.
2. garrulous = loquacious
The word garrulous refers to someone who talks excessively, likes to talk a bit too much, and usually about something trivial. Loquacious is a fancy word to denote the same thing, although it has a more positive connotation - it refers to someone who can speak nicely.
3. pious = religious
The word pious comes from the Latin word pius, which means dutiful. So when English took this word from Latin, it added a different suffix (-ous), and gave it the meaning of being 'dutiful to God.' So nowadays, pious refers to someone who is devoutly religious.
4. ruinous = dilapidated
The word ruinous refers to something which is in ruins, which is falling apart. The word which means the same thing is dilapidated - both of these words are usually used to describe buildings that are very old, and derelict, and are practically in ruins.
D. Bc the others don’t even make sense . So D is ur answer
Answer:
I would definitely reject their proposal and would try to explain them without hurting their feelings. The main factors that led me to make this decision is the respect towards the law and constitution and also, I concern about the health and safety of my friends and family.
A party would expose all the present individuals to the danger of the problem leading to quarantine. Hence, in any sense, it is not feasible to risk one's health fora day that comes every year.
Answer:
B) my brother and i helped dad pitch the tents while mom prepared for dinner.
Explanation: There was no error
The correct answer is C. To get different points of view on the news.
Even though news are often based on the same facts, events can be perceived from different perspectives. These different perspectives or angles are translated into the news and give as a result different points of view. These differences rely heavily on the ideology and the interests each source represents and stands by.
So, as the manner in which information is presented may vary because they are subject to the standpoint from which each source looks at the event, we should get the news from different sources to create our own critical opinion about events.
