**'The crowd's enthusiasm was contagious — soon everyone was singing along.'** 'Contagious' here means:
AEasily spread from one person to another
BDangerous
CQuiet
DLike a disease
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Easily spread from one person to another
'Contagious' literally refers to disease spread, but metaphorically (here) means easily transmitted between people — like enthusiasm spreading. Option B captures this metaphorical sense.
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