Vocabulary Studio 48: Penury to personification

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

1In the example "The demonstration compared permeable fabric with a sealed sheet.", what does permeable mean?A. Impossible to avoid or escape.B. Allowing liquid, gas, or other material to pass through.C. Showing deep respect or devotion.D. Very pale, thin, and corpse-like in appearance.

2In the example "The speaker's peroration returned to the question raised at the start.", what does peroration mean?A. An independent-minded person who does not follow group conventions.B. A mark or association of social disgrace or disapproval.C. The concluding part of a speech, often emphatic or elaborate.D. Trickery or deception used to gain an advantage.

3In the example "She seemed the personification of patience amid the confusion.", what does personification mean?A. Careful avoidance of waste in using money or resources.B. Extreme poverty or severe lack of resources.C. The highest point of success or development; also the point directly overhead.D. The representation of a quality in a person or of nonhuman things as having human qualities.

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