The correct definitions of the given vocabulary words are as follows:
1. bourgeois means C. middle class; conventional
2. expostulation means B. justification
3. portentous means D. ominous; full of meaning
4. recalcitrant means E. difficult to manage
5. strident means <span>A. commanding attention
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These are the correct meanings of the given words. I hope these answers helped you.
<span>Many people that came into the shop made fun of Abeeba, calling her an elephant but Sile did not take it to heart. When Sile and his wife finally opened the shop, it was so busy in fact many people found it hard to find seats even with the brand new chairs Sile had bought.</span>
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "<span>-Rainsford did not smile. "I am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "Get ready, General Zaroff." The </span>detail from the excerpt best supports his idea that Rainsford is unchanged and still feels that the hunter is justified in killing the hunted is that <span>-Rainsford did not smile. "I am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "Get ready, General Zaroff." </span>
Answer and explanation:
At the end of the novel "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London, the characters are separated because John Thornton dies and Buck is finally free to heed the call of the wild.
Buck is a dog that gets stolen from his comfortable home in California to be sold as a sled-dog. John Thornton, at some point in the story, becomes his owner. Buck shows great love and loyalty for John, and serves him even though he (Buck) has already felt that his place is in the wilderness, with the wolves.
When John dies, Buck mourns him, but finally accepts the call he has been feeling and goes to live in the forest with the wolves. The novel is based on the "survival of the fittest" idea. It is one of Jack London's most famous works.
