Unemotional. Samantha tried to look <em>unemotional </em>when they announced her essay as a finalist in the competition. Both unemotional and impassive are synonyms thatconvey the meaning of not showing strong feelings.
Whirlpool. Mr. Bradford lunged at his wedding ring as it fell into the <em>whirlpool </em>of the bathtub drain. Both whirlpool and vortex are synonyms that convey the meaning of water moving rapidly in a circle causing objects to drown.
Calmed. Sarah's mother <em>calmed </em>her screaming baby by giving her a teddy bear to hold. "To calm" and "to mollify" are synonyms that convey the meaning of soothing in temper.
<span>1. Samantha tried to look impassive when they announced her essay as a finalist in the competition. - impassive means not to show any feelings, so <u>unemotional </u>is the correct answer 2. </span><span>Mr. Bradford lunged at his wedding ring as it fell into the vortex of the bathtub drain. - vortex is when a liquid is rotating around its center, which means that the correct answer is <u>whirlpool</u> 3. </span><span>Sarah’s mother mollified her screaming baby by giving her a teddy bear to hold. - to mollify means to appease, which means that the correct answer is <u>calmed</u> 4. This question is incomplete so I cannot answer it</span>
