Select the most accurate definition of the word in italics:
The architects incorporated large skylights and louvers to ensure an abundance of natural light inside the community gallery.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. a plentiful and generous supply
- Step 1: Analyze the architectural intention: skylights and louvers are installed to allow copious daylight to penetrate the interior spaces.
- Step 2: 'Abundance' denotes a very large quantity of something, overflowing or more than sufficient in supply.
Answer
a plentiful and generous supply.
Why not the others: 'a critical and noticeable scarcity' is the direct opposite (deficiency); 'a dim and intermittent flicker' describes faint, unstable lighting; 'an artificial illumination' refers to electric lighting.
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