Vocabulary Studio 3: Amalgamate to animus

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

1In the example "The organizers decided to amalgamate the two neighborhood clubs.", what does amalgamate mean?A. To puzzle, bewilder, or defeat expectations.B. To exclude someone from a group or shared activities.C. To combine separate parts into a unified whole.D. To damage trust in the truth or reliability of something.

2In the example "The archive was an amalgamation of three private collections.", what does amalgamation mean?A. The representation of a quality in a person or of nonhuman things as having human qualities.B. A soft, gentle breeze.C. A reduction in size, amount, or importance.D. The combining of separate things into one whole.

3In the example "Her ambivalence about the promotion reflected both excitement and concern.", what does ambivalence mean?A. The coexistence of conflicting feelings or attitudes toward something.B. A service or musical work for the dead, or a lament for something lost.C. A person who studies or collects objects associated with the past.D. An inference or projection extending beyond known information.

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