Julia told kacie that taylor was "loaded." kacie took this to mean that taylor had had too much to drink, whereas julia had meant that he was very wealthy. this is an example of the concept that

This is an example of the concept that meaning is in people, not words.

Explanation:

When Julia told Kacie that Taylor was "loaded", Kacie took that as to mean that Taylor had had too much to drink, that he was drunk. But Julia had meant to say that he was very wealthy. This is an example of the concept that states that meaning is in people and not words, as many words have different possible meanings, for example the word loaded. Kacie took the meaning one way, while Julia had said it with a different one in mind. The meaning to the word was given by the person, and not by the word itself.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."