Original diction refers to words or phrases that do not necessarily exist in real languages, but are rather created by a particular author for a particular piece of literature. Having this in mind, the correct answer here is III "Lapuntah," given that it is a word that Swift made up for his "Gulliver's Travels."
The tumbleweed must die because there needs to be more seeds for me tubleweeds
Answer: C. Devastation
Explanation:
Cataclysm refers to an event which brings about a great change or harm. It is an event that leads to destruction or a violent change. Its synonyms include cdisaster, collapse, destruction, devastation, catastrophe, etc.
The accurate synonym for cataclysm as it is used in the excerpt is devastation. It implies that the animals that had survived the initial devastation were eventually killed.
