What is the most likely meaning of the word bloated as it is used in the text from paragraph 6 of Chapter XI? "The vast number of people ruled by the empire became unmanageable, and the bureaucracy required to keep the government running became bloated and corrupt.”
A. Self-centered
B. Filled with air
C. Swollen and full
D. Larger than needed

Read the excerpt and answer the question. then i lost my head entirely, mad with the power of exciting such what type of figurative language is used in the excerpt? idiom hyperbole metaphor alliteration

7. a line of symmetry divides a design so that every point on one side of the line coincides a point on the other side of it determine how many lines of symmetry each figure below has then draw all the lines of symmetry. show your work

The basketball crashed against the backboard, and point guard sheena lunged for it. as she snatched the ball out of mid-air, the crowd cheered, chanting encouragement for her team, the monarchs. so far, the game had been a disaster. with 15 seconds left to go in the final quarter, the monarchs were 2 points shy of victory. what main idea do the details in the passage suggest? the point guard sheena was not a very good player. the monarchs had never lost a basketball game. the monarchs were worried about losing. the crowd was not supporting the monarchs.