Fragile - tenuous: Whatever they were in the mountains, they could be no more. However tenuous their well-being, however much they had suffered and would suffer again, they had found a way out of the wilderness.
Tenuous means fragile or delicate. After the people found their way out of the wilderness, they were most likely fragile from a lack of proper care and nutrition.
Lobby - beg and barter: In order to consummate the ancient sacrifice—to impale the head of a buffalo bull upon the medicine tree—a delegation of old men journeyed into Texas, there to beg and barter for an animal from the Goodnight herd.
The verb lobby means to persuade. In this passage the old men are trying to persuade someone for an animal.
Pensive - brooding: My grandmother was spared the humiliation of those high gray walls by eight or ten years, but she must have known from birth the affliction of defeat, the dark brooding of old warriors.
Pensive means to be deep in thought. Brooding also means to be deep in thought but usually over something that has a negative outcome. The person brooding usually wishes to change what has happened.
Antagonist - Enmities: Some of them painted their faces and carried the scars of old and cherished enmities.
Enmities is another word for something that is hated, just like an enemy. An antagonist goes against a person or thing and is often hated or strongly disliked so this would be the best choice.
Answer:
D and B, Should be your answer.
Art classes promote important skills that transfer to a variety of areas.
This is a statistic ^
While many people appreciate art, the sad reality is that arts education is rapidly disappearing around the country.
This is a fact ^
And from my experiences, that really is a fact.
Answer:
Bilbo is having second thoughts about participating in the expedition
Explanation:
Is this chapter 1 when they have their first conversation together? Because if it is, Thorin does not believe Bilbo is the perfect theif they are looking for because of where he lives and because he is a boring hobbit. So Thorin discourages Bilbo and thinks he cannot do it. Now Bilbo feels like its an impossible mission he is going on and he gets really discouraged and has second thoughts.
