Vocabulary Studio 2: Adjuration to alluvium

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1In the example "The captain's adjuration to remain calm steadied the passengers.", what does adjuration mean?A. An earnest appeal or solemn urging addressed to someone.B. Great happiness; also an apt or pleasing quality of expression.C. A short story that illustrates a moral or general lesson.D. Truthfulness or conformity to fact.

2In the example "The architect balanced aesthetic choices with practical needs.", what does aesthetic mean?A. Inactive or lacking the ability or tendency to move or act.B. Concerned with beauty, art, or the appreciation of appearance.C. Fully supplied or filled with something.D. Very pale, thin, and corpse-like in appearance.

3In the example "The witness supplied an affidavit describing what she had seen.", what does affidavit mean?A. Weariness or lack of physical or mental energy.B. A sharp fragment of a broken object, especially glass or pottery.C. A written statement confirmed under oath or affirmation.D. An ambitious newcomer seeking status or social acceptance.

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