1. impinge = strike
The word impinge can have various meanings, but in the case above, it means to strike. When 'the rain impinge[d] upon the earth,' it means that it started raining, the rain started striking the earth. To impinge means that something starts, and usually something negative.
2. garrulous = loquacious
The word garrulous refers to someone who talks excessively, likes to talk a bit too much, and usually about something trivial. Loquacious is a fancy word to denote the same thing, although it has a more positive connotation - it refers to someone who can speak nicely.
3. pious = religious
The word pious comes from the Latin word pius, which means dutiful. So when English took this word from Latin, it added a different suffix (-ous), and gave it the meaning of being 'dutiful to God.' So nowadays, pious refers to someone who is devoutly religious.
4. ruinous = dilapidated
The word ruinous refers to something which is in ruins, which is falling apart. The word which means the same thing is dilapidated - both of these words are usually used to describe buildings that are very old, and derelict, and are practically in ruins.
I believe cellphones should be allowed to use in schools because, research purposes and taking pictures. Phones are a great source of research instead of having to take up space in the computer room. They also take pictures, so students are able to record lectures and take pictures of notes.
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Even though I am in quarantine still im doing hybrid classes, and I still go to the mall and church and all that good stuff.
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i dont understand what u mean, cute cats
The topic sentence is usually the first (or sometimes the second) sentence of a paragraph. It summarizes the paragraph as well as identifies the main point.
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