We can learn from our mistakes and figure out how to change them so we don’t fail twice, especially not in the same way
1. Inclined
Inclined means to be favorable towards something. In this sentence Jacob is not inclined or not in favor of switching spots with anyone else in the car.
2. incisive
Incisive means cutting (think incision like in surgery). In this case the word biting is the context clue that tells us incisive, or cutting, would be the best fit.
The theme of the excerpt from Tamar is that it focuses and
enables to tell about the story of Tamar in which she was able to overcome the
struggles or obstacles that comes on her path and the way she deals with the
relationship that she has with her grandfather. With this struggles, she was
able to find a way and overcome it by finding a solution to her problem.