Based on what you know about the other words in this sentence, can you infer the meaning of the underlined word? I tried to get my boring friends to dance, but they stared at me with insipid looks on their faces. a. excited c. dull b. tired d. none of the above

(d) rivers.

explanation:

civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. this allowed them to support farming. this is especially true of the nile river, which flooded the same time each year.

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