Vocabulary Studio 51: Probity to propitiate

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

1In the example "The report criticized the committee's profligate spending.", what does profligate mean?A. Unable to be appeased or persuaded to relent.B. Quiet, inactive, or temporarily at rest.C. Doing good or promoting the welfare of others.D. Recklessly wasteful or lacking moral restraint.

2In the example "The transport cost was prohibitive for a small exhibition.", what does prohibitive mean?A. So great, costly, or restrictive that it prevents an action.B. Intensely enthusiastic or impassioned.C. Stubbornly refusing to change an attitude or decision.D. Thick and resistant to flowing.

3In the example "The gift was intended to propitiate the offended patron.", what does propitiate mean?A. To thicken or change from a liquid into a clot or semisolid mass.B. To win favor or reduce anger by a conciliatory act.C. To move or vary repeatedly between positions or states.D. To damage trust in the truth or reliability of something.

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