Read the paragraph below: lake powell, though not a lake, may well be, as its defenders assert, the most beautiful reservoir in the world. certainly it has a photogenic backdrop of buttes and mesas projecting above the expansive surface of stagnant waters where the speedboats, houseboats and cabin cruisers play. but it is no longer a wilderness. it is no longer a place of natural life. it is no longer glen canyon. what connotation does the word "stagnant" have for the reader? a. informal b. negative c. positive d. formal

The correct answer is option B.

The word stagnant is used in the paragraph to refer to a usually dirty body of water with no current motion or flow, and which may have an unpleasant smell. Synonyms of stagnant are putrid, stale, smelly and dead. As a result, the word has a negative connotation.

negative

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explanation:

a-he encouraged islamic schools to introduce greek texts.

d-he invited greek scholars to teach their texts to the locals.

explanation:

the transmission of the greek classics to latin western europe during the middle ages was a key factor in the development of intellectual life in western europe.[1] interest in greek texts and their availability was scarce in the latin west during the earlier middle ages, but as traffic to the east increased so did western scholarship.

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