Question

Given the old French root plier, meaning "to bend," which word in bold means "capable of being easily influenced "? The jury members were insulted by the suggestion that they were pliable It was not plausible that the vase broke by itself The park was overrun by a plethora of pigeons. The shirt was quite difficult to iron because it was pleated

Answer 1

Answer:

Pliable

Explanation:

Plausible means "possible", overrun means populated. Pleated means difficult to maneouvre with.

Answer 2

Answer:

Given the old French root plier, meaning "to bend," the word in bold that means "capable of being easily influenced " is pliable

Explanation:

The sentence "The jury members were insulted by the suggestion that they were pliable " is the only one that is describing a quality in a living being which are the ones that can be influenced since this adjective can not be applied to an inanimate object the other three options can not use the root plier as a characteristic of being influenced.