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Based on the context of each excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Masque of the Red Death," choose the definition that most closely matches the meaning of the bolded word.
A. a contagious disease that is devastating
B. to obstruct or hinder
C. great abundance
1. But first let me tell of the rooms in which it was held. These were seven—an imperial suite. In many palaces, however, such suites form a long and straight vista, while the folding doors slide back nearly to the walls on either hand, so that the view of the whole extent is scarcely impeded.
2. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution. The scarlet stains upon the body and especially upon the face of the victim, were the pest ban which shut him out from the aid and from the sympathy of his fellow-men.
3. The "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal,or so hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal—the redness and the horror of blood.
Answer:
1. impeded - B. to obstruct or hinder
2. profuse - C. great abundance
3. pestilence - A. a contagious disease that is devastating
Step-by-step explanation:
1. To impede means to hinder, to obstruct, or even to delay or to prevent. For instance: The scientist's progress was impeded by the lack of funds.
2. Profuse is an adjective that describes something that is abundant, that is, something that exists in great amount. For example: Even though his words were profuse, they were still not enough to express his gratitude.
3. Pestilence is an archaic word that was used to refer to a fatal disease, especially an epidemic. When the bubonic plague was killing thousands of people, pestilence was used to refer to it.