"Katie whispered, ‘Ibis, otherwise known as spoonbill. They're my favorite bird—just look at that wingspan. They don't weigh more than a couple of pounds but there's something so majestic about the way they can glide over the water.

In the sentence, “studies show that non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or n.e.a.t. — a measure of how much energy people use to stand, fidget, walk to the car and otherwise move around without formally exercising — often (declines) substantially after weight loss, perhaps because the body thinks you are starving and directs you to stay still and conserve energy,” the word declines means a. deteriorates. b. improves. c. ascends. d. increases.