Which is the BEST meaning for picture as it is used in this sentence? Information on employment status provides a picture of both the
workforce and, more broadly, our state's economy. Although census data
indicate a definite increase in unemployment rates between 1990 and
2000.
A)
Definition 1
B) Definition 2
C) Definition 3
D) Definition 4

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.