The nosy visitors observed the lions' routine for nearly an hour before moving on. to create a more positive connotation, the author could have replaced the word nosy with which of the following synonyms?
a) curious
b) intrusive
c) meddlesome
d) prying

what are your options ?

i would say years or cherry blossoms

harlem's  cotton club boasted the talents of duke ellington. singers such as bessie smith and billie holiday popularized blues and jazz vocals. jelly roll morton and louis armstrong drew huge audiences as white americans as well as african americans caught jazz fever.