Question

select the word in the sentences from passage 1 that comes from a latin root meaning \abundance, plenty.\ \the ivory grew soft to his touch and, its hardness vanishing, gave and yielded beneath his fingers, as hymettian wax grows soft under the sun and, moulded by the thumb, is easily shaped to many forms. . . . yes, it was real flesh! the veins were pulsing beneath his testing finger. then did the paphian hero pour out copious thanks to venus.\ (paragraph 2)

Explanation:

We analyze each highlighted word's root:

• "vanishing" comes from Latin vanescere (to vanish), not related to abundance.
• "yielded" comes from Old English gieldan, not Latin for abundance.
• "moulded" comes from Latin moldare (to shape), not abundance.
• "pulsing" comes from Latin pulsare (to beat), not abundance.
• "copious" comes from Latin copia, which means "abundance, plenty".

Answer:

copious