Vocabulary Studio 22: Dormant to ecclesiastical

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

1In the example "The dormant project revived when a new sponsor appeared.", what does dormant mean?A. Inactive for a time but capable of becoming active.B. Harshly discordant or unpleasantly noisy.C. Unable to be appeased or persuaded to relent.D. Limited by reservations, conditions, or restrictions.

2In the example "The dour custodian rarely joined the visitors' jokes.", what does dour mean?A. Feeling or showing sincere remorse.B. Stern, gloomy, and unsmiling.C. Inactive or lacking the ability or tendency to move or act.D. Fully supplied or filled with something.

3In the example "The dulcet notes of a flute drifted through the courtyard.", what does dulcet mean?A. Resembling a funeral in solemnity, gloom, or slow pace.B. Relating to disease or showing a persistent, abnormal pattern.C. Sweet or pleasing to hear.D. Cautious because of possible danger or difficulty.

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