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the word implacable contains the latin prefix im-, which indicates not or opposite. use this information and your knowledge of the latin root -plac- to choose the correct definition of implacable unable to be clever or strategic unable to be content or happy unable to be honest or straightforward unable to be calmed or pleased question 15 1 pts the word placid contains the latin root -plac-. choose the character description that best illustrates the meaning of placid. base your answer on your knowledge of the latin root -plac. keith is always witty and sarcastic. midori is always calm and smiling. jacob is always curt and abrupt. rosa is always active and busy.
For the first question, the Latin root -plac- means "to please" or "to soothe". The prefix im - means "not". So, implacable means "not able to be soothed or pleased".
For the second question, since -plac - relates to calmness and peace (as in being soothed or in a state of tranquility), a placid person would be calm. Midori being calm and smiling fits this as the other options (witty/sarcastic, curt/abrupt, active/busy) do not relate to the root meaning of -plac -.
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For the first question: unable to be calmed or pleased
For the second question: Midori is always calm and smiling.