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can you comment the rest of the paragraph under this answer? i think you forgot it...
Subordinate means someone who is of lower rank in a job. So the manager spoke to someone in a lower rank than him in a cordial tone.
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One would be a. two would be C
I believe it is dry because of the word desert and deserts are dry. Acrid also means in the dictionary bitter or harsh.
First ask yourself what is in the hundredths place?
The 5
Then ask yourself what is to the right of that digit?
A 0, because .15=.150
Since the 0 is not bigger than a 5, the 5 in the hundredths place stays the same.
The answer is .15