Multiple choice

Directions: Select the word or phrase closest in meaning to the given word.

Osmosis

  1. apparently effortless absorption

  2. slow recovery

  3. abrupt ending

  4. crowded
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Explanation

Osmosis is the biological process of gradual or effortless absorption. In everyday language, learning by osmosis means picking up information without conscious effort, just by being around it. This metaphorical use captures the idea of apparently effortless absorption of knowledge or traits from one's environment.

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