Question

Finally, a paper product supplier announced that if people didn't hoard, there would be enough toilet paper for everyone. The host, whose joke had fueled the anxiety, stepped in to calm the public and told them there was no shortage of toilet paper. As a result, the scare diminished.

Read the dictionary entry for diminish.

diminish \di'minish\ v

1. to belittle 2. to become less

3. to taper 4. to lessen certain intervals in music

Which definition most closely matches the meaning of diminished as used in paragraph 5?
Responses
A Definition 1Definition 1
B Definition 3Definition 3
C Definition 2Definition 2
D Definition 4

Answer 1

C Definition 2