Vocabulary Studio 5: Approbation to assiduous

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

1In the example "The proposal earned the council's approbation.", what does approbation mean?A. A system of secret writing or a message written using it.B. Deceptive or insincere talk, conduct, or pretense.C. Approval or favorable judgment.D. The quality of evoking a keen or moving emotional response.

2In the example "The manager tried to appropriate an employee's idea as his own.", what does appropriate mean?A. To conceal one's true motives or feelings through pretense.B. To mark with parallel lines, grooves, or streaks.C. To deliberately avoid or abstain from something.D. To take something for one's own use, sometimes without permission.

3In the example "The artist objected to the appropriation of her design without permission.", what does appropriation mean?A. The taking of something for one's own use; also money set aside for a purpose.B. Disappointment following the loss of an earlier illusion or enthusiasm.C. A book containing texts and instructions for the celebration of Mass.D. A person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.

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