Answer:
tall - towering
happy - cheerful
interesting - fascinating
boring - colorless
Explanation:
<u>It is important, especially when it comes to writing, to have and expanded lexicon so as to avoid repetition or the use of general words. That means we can express the same idea in a more compelling way by simply knowing how to employ more engaging words.</u>
Let's use the words above in sentences. Pay attention to how the sentence sounds different after the change for the more interesting option, even though the words have basically the same meaning:
1. The old tall oak had finally been cut, put to rest without mercy. - The old towering oak had finally been cut, put to rest without mercy.
2. Rosana had always been described as a happy child. - Rosana had always been described as a cheerful child.
3. I have just finished a most interesting book. - I have just finished a most fascinating book.
4. The monotony in his voice made his lecture boring - The monotony in his voice made his lecture colorless.
Answer: i would say he was very determined and persistent in overcoming obstacles.
explanation: "the magician of menlo park" as he was called, liked to tell an incident that happened when he was 8 years old and came back home crying after attending school for three months because his teacher called him "sterile and unproductive". from nowadays perspective, we can say that thomas alva edison was one of the most persistent and determined man that has ever existed. when edison was 14, he contracted scarlet fever. the effect of the fever, as well as a blow to the head by an angry train conductor, caused edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80-percent deaf in the other. so as you can see he had to struggle to not so many minor issues but he always succeeded.
Core. It sounds the same, but it is a completely different word.
