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.
Answer:enslavement causes permanent harm
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1. To test the amount of knowledge retained by students in a certain period of time
2. To test teachers if they've been doing their job correctly, for example, if too many students have low grades it means the teacher most likely wasn't doing their job right
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Explanation:
You don't want to be using a good vocabulary in an informal tone. You can use words that the meaning is not generally known. Not A
You certainly don't want to make your boss seem like an intellectual dwarf. Not B
The same comment can be made for D.
The answer is B. everyday language. You want to speak in simple terms using ordinary language and grammar.
