Read the prose extract below carefully:
"Despite years of fierce political rivalry, the senator maintained a plastic stance throughout the constitutional negotiations, readily reshaping his positions to suit the shifting alliances of the assembly. Critics condemned this flexibility as opportunism, while supporters praised his pragmatic adaptability."
In the passage above, what is the contextual meaning of the word plastic?
- adaptable and malleableCevap
- Bartificial and synthetic
- Crigid and uncompromising
- Ddeceitful and dishonest
Cevap
The contextual meaning of 'plastic' in the passage is 'adaptable and malleable'.
In the passage, the word 'plastic' describes a political stance that is easily reshaped and flexible, as reinforced by the subsequent terms 'flexibility' and 'adaptability'. Therefore, 'adaptable and malleable' is the correct contextual interpretation.
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Deriving word meaning from literary context rather than relying on literal or modern dictionary definitions.