1. In the excerpt below, the word demeaning (di-men'ing) means "I'm just saying that you're not going to get a group of middle-aged me to sit in a room and apply cosmetics to themselves under the instructio Vocabulary in Context A. insulting B. difficult. C. strange. D. disgusting of Brad Pitt, in hopes of looking more like him. Men would realize that task was pointless and demeaning." (Paragraph 9)

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.