Vocabulary Studio 55: Reprobate to ringlet

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

1In the example "The visitors maintained a reverent silence.", what does reverent mean?A. Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters.B. Allowing liquid, gas, or other material to pass through.C. Difficult to understand because of intellectual complexity or obscurity.D. Showing deep respect or devotion.

2In the example "The guitarist returned to the opening riff between verses.", what does riff mean?A. A short repeated musical phrase or an improvised variation on a theme.B. Something that brings about or accelerates a change.C. A quality of seriousness, dignity, and authority.D. The representation of a quality in a person or of nonhuman things as having human qualities.

3In the example "A ringlet escaped from the actor's elaborate wig.", what does ringlet mean?A. A difficult or puzzling problem.B. A small curl of hair.C. A planned route or schedule for a journey.D. A service or musical work for the dead, or a lament for something lost.

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