THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (B).THE ANSWER IS CHOICE (B), GRAFT, ANARCHA...

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The correct answer is (B).

The answer is choice (B), graft, an

archaic meaning of the word

imp.

Specifically in falconry, it

means to repair the wing or tail of a falcon by grafting on

feathers. While you probably don’t know this meaning, you

could narrow down your choices. Because this is an unusual

meaning for the word, it is important to place the word in the

context of the sentence. While mimicry, choice (A), may be one

characteristic of an imp, a mischievous child or person, it does

not fit in this poem. There is nothing mischievous about this

poem. Choice (C), cure, does not make sense in context nor

does choice (D), improvise. The word

imp

in the poem is

clearly a verb, so choice (E), a noun, is clearly wrong.

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