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Read the following sentence. (PLEASE HELP ME QUICKLY, ITS DUE IN 3 HOURS, PLEASE HELP ME :)

Duncan took his time to describe the characteristics of his lost parrot and the last place he had seen her before she flew away.


If the affix de- means opposite of, what does the word describe mean?

A: To be in between two things

B: To look for something

C: To tell or give an account

D: To write something down


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C: To tell or give an account.
User Darren Corbett
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Answer: C: To tell or give an account

Explanation: To describe means to tell or give an account of something. It involves providing details, characteristics, or information about a person, event, or in this case an animal, the parrot.

Here, Duncan took his time to provide a detailed, verbal account or explanation of the characteristics of his lost parrot and the last place he had seen her. If "de" means opposite and "scribe" means to write, C is correct because he spoke his account versus physically writing it down.

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