In the recent past, the Federal Reserve has set the discount rate. I would say it is more likely the interest rate so that when the economy is struggling and money is hard to get ie loans, then the interest rate can be lowered by the Federal Reserve to make more more available and less costly but when the economy is heated up and the prices of commodities is up and businesses are doing well and much money is being invested, and prices of consumer goods start to rise, then the interest rate can be increased to slow down the economy.
Im confused...is there a question?
Answer:
Skinny
Explanation:
Our task is to choose the word that has the same or similar meaning as the word <em>gaunt</em> used in the sentence <em>Several women's rights groups have criticized models for being too gaunt.</em> Words or phrases from the same language that have identical or similar meanings are called synonyms.
The adjective <em>gaunt</em>, when referring to a person, has the meaning <em>very thin, especially because of sickness, hunger, or age.</em> Out of the listed options, the only word with a similar meaning is <em>skinny</em>, so that is the correct answer.
Sense the desert air was so gerade
and turned stale
