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mash [69]
3 years ago
6

Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics for questions 1–3.

English
2 answers:
Ilya [14]3 years ago
6 0

The correct answers are the following:

1. he searched doggedly for his favorite socks. with great determination. doggedly means "in a manner that shows tenacity and persistence."

2. The tornado precluded our trip to the zoo. made impossible. Precluded means "prevent something or make it impossible."

3. I am sick of the reprimands I get from the driver's ed instructor. Scoldings. A reprimand is a formal expression for disapproval.

4.D prey; target; quarry: a quarry is "a heap of the game killed in a hunt.

5.A Punishment; revenge; retribution: punishment inflicted on someone as a revenge for a wrong.

6.E temperate; soothing; balmy: having the qualities of balm, soothing, warm, pleasant.

7.C desirable; longed for; coveted: something that is desired or envied.

8.B. puzzling, obscure, cryptic: something enigmatic, mysterious.

cricket20 [7]3 years ago
3 0
1. He searched doggedly for his favorite socks. - with great determination
2. The tornado precluded our trip to the zoo. - made impossible
3. I am sick of the reprimands I get from my driver’s ed instructor! - scoldings
4. quarry - D. prey, target
5. retribution - A. punishment, revenge
6. balmy - E. temperate, soothing
7. coveted - C. desirable, longed for
8. cryptic - B. puzzling, obscure



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