<p>The mountain road was distinctly ________: it twisted back and forth along the contours of the hillside.
a. panoramic
b. precipitous
c. serpentine
d.circumscribed
e. retrograde</p>
<p>I thought the answer was circumscribed, since it’s “along the contours”. However, my answer key says “c. serpentine”. Am I misreading something?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>serpentine means “having a winding course” sort of like a snake, according to dictionary.com so it would be the better word in this case to use in the sentence</p>
<p>circumscribed means to draw a line around, to limit. serpentine makes much more sense here.</p>
<p>after the colon, the new sentence describes, “it twisted back and forth” (which reminds us of a snake, a serpent!) that’s the clue, not “along the contours” that u’ve mentioned. </p>
<p>thanks for posting ur Q. keep posting cause it enriches us too! :)</p>