Vocabulary Studio 49: Personify to plummet

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

1In the example "The host tried to placate the disappointed visitors.", what does placate mean?A. To satisfy a desire or appetite fully.B. To strip away, relinquish, or dispose of a possession or responsibility.C. To agree to a request, proposal, or demand.D. To calm anger or make someone less hostile.

2In the example "The sculptor tested the plasticity of the new material.", what does plasticity mean?A. The capacity to change shape or adapt.B. A person who dislikes or distrusts humankind.C. A person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.D. A concluding section that rounds off a musical or literary work.

3In the example "Attendance began to plummet after the venue changed.", what does plummet mean?A. To gather or acquire through effort.B. To fall or decline very rapidly.C. To polish a surface or improve the appearance of something.D. To record information systematically.

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