Vocabulary Studio 23: Edifice to emissary

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

1In the example "She wrote an elegy for the teacher who had encouraged her.", what does elegy mean?A. A person who flatters someone powerful to gain advantage.B. The use of threats or force to make someone act.C. A narrow or isolated outlook that excludes outside influences.D. A poem or song expressing sorrow, especially for someone who has died.

2In the example "The garden offered an elysian refuge from the noisy street.", what does elysian mean?A. Blissful or resembling an ideal paradise.B. Easily angered or irritated.C. Belittling one's own abilities or achievements, often humorously.D. Feeling or showing sincere remorse.

3In the example "An emissary arrived with a proposal for renewed talks.", what does emissary mean?A. The combining of separate things into one whole.B. A person sent to represent another person or group.C. A poem or song expressing sorrow, especially for someone who has died.D. A beginner or recent convert.

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