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 forged certificate was intended to dupe inexperienced buyers.", what does dupe mean?A. To exclude someone from a group or shared activities.B. To deceive or trick someone.C. To free someone from a mistaken belief.D. To enjoy or appreciate something attentively.

2In the example "The dystopian novel imagined a city where every conversation was monitored.", what does dystopian mean?A. Sharing a common center.B. Inclined to avoid work or exertion.C. Depicting an imagined society marked by oppression or misery.D. Stubbornly resistant to authority or correction.

3In the example "The archive held centuries of ecclesiastical correspondence.", what does ecclesiastical mean?A. Stern, gloomy, and unsmiling.B. Tearful or inclined to cause tears.C. Ghostly or resembling an apparition; also relating to a spectrum.D. Relating to a church or its organization and clergy.

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