Vocabulary Studio 20: Discordant to dissemble

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

1In the example "The mechanic had to disengage the clutch before making the adjustment.", what does disengage mean?A. To exclude someone from a group or shared activities.B. To separate, release, or withdraw from involvement.C. To free someone from a mistaken belief.D. To enjoy or appreciate something attentively.

2In the example "The panel could not dismiss the new evidence without examining it.", what does dismiss mean?A. To make an unpleasant feeling or condition less intense.B. To weaken or damage the functioning of something.C. To reject or put aside as unworthy of consideration.D. To drink and celebrate noisily with others.

3In the example "She could no longer dissemble her irritation.", what does dissemble mean?A. To leave something to another person through a will or as a legacy.B. To collapse inward or undergo internal breakdown.C. To thicken or change from a liquid into a clot or semisolid mass.D. To conceal one's true motives or feelings through pretense.

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