In this excerpt from "colonialism in the united states" by henry c. lodge, which word is closest in meaning to the word indelibly?

long after the world to which it belonged has vanished, a habit of thought will live on, indelibly imprinted upon a race or nation, like the footprint of some extinct beast or bird upon a piece of stone.

a- forcefully
b- mysteriously
c-permanently
d- vaguely

C) permanently.

Explanation: the denotation of a word is its literal meaning, the definition that we can find in a dictionary, a word can have several denotations (or definitions). In the given excerpt from "Collonialism in the United States" by Henry C. Lodge, the closest meaning to the word "indelibly" is the corresponding to option C: permanently, because it is comparing it to the footprint of some extinct beast upon a piece of stone (which is permanent).

major league baseball

explanation:

jack roosevelt robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball.as he was the first african american to play in the major leagues, jackie robinson became the target of racial abuse. jackie robinson is referring to the historic event, harlem riot.

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