Read the following passage written by a teen hero: I want to be a vocal advocate for nature. I reject the idea that I am too you
ng to make a difference. I recently helped a group with a river cleanup. I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants. When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort. I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction. We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature. I won't let obstacles detract from my mission. The prefix and root in the word "reject" as they are used in sentence 2 give us an approximate definition. Which of the following definitions is accurate? To pull toward To throw away To resist the pull To throw toward
Reject most closely means "to dismiss." The choice "to throw away" would describe how the writer is completely against the idea that he or she is too young to make a difference and "dismisses", disregards and does not accept the idea that he or she is too young to make a difference. -E :)
