Vocabulary Studio 59: Sonorous to stanza

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

1In the example "The archive used spinster as a historical marital-status label.", what does spinster mean?A. A concise statement expressing a general observation or principle.B. Great happiness; also an apt or pleasing quality of expression.C. A short story that illustrates a moral or general lesson.D. An old-fashioned term for an unmarried woman, often carrying a disparaging implication.

2In the example "Sporadic applause interrupted the quiet speech.", what does sporadic mean?A. Occurring irregularly or in scattered instances.B. Inclined to talk at length.C. Only slightly or indirectly related to the main subject.D. Spread out or lacking concentration and precision.

3In the example "Each stanza ends with the same brief refrain.", what does stanza mean?A. An inhabitant or regular occupant of a particular place.B. A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.C. Weariness or lack of physical or mental energy.D. A sharp fragment of a broken object, especially glass or pottery.

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