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the top two would be your two claims. Your argument would be the third box
Because the author needed a word that would rhyme with "collage" because the author feels that her future is hazy, uncertain, and slightly unreal
Tim is a clever, hardworking, and introspective boy. He takes quiet, intelligent paths through trying situations, as opposed to his father and brother, who share a boldness and impetuousness.
The answer is <u>WRECK</u>.
As a noun, 'decay' is the state of gradual damage or decline in strength, soundness, or prosperity, that is to say, of becoming worse. Similar to the noun 'wreck' that is the state of being damaged, disabled, in ruin or dilapidation.
The other words do not support the meaning of 'decay', because 'colossal' refers to something extremely big, 'bare' is something/someone without any clothes or not covered by anything, and 'round' is something shaped like a ball or circle, or curved.