Cassius wanted to delay killing Caesar due to the warnings some soothsayers have given to Caesar.He does not know whether Caesar will come to the Capitol or not because of those warnings.He thinks Caesar is too superstitious and might well want to stay at home the day the conspirators have arranged to stab him.
This question is called analogy, the comparison of two things or how they are related, im not sure with my answer but im really want to help you though so here are my answers:
21. C. provocative: dull
22. A. scholar: encyclopedia
23. D. literal:figurative
24. A. olfactory:sight
25. B. re: again
Answer:
Even though Tina told her to skip it, Lexie had a nagging feeling in her gut that if she missed her brother's spelling bee, he would be extremely disappointed in her as well as her parents. After a half an hour of going through the list of pros and cons she had written, she called Tina and told her that although she truly did want to go to the show with them, she thought that her family should always come before friends. Tina completely understood and when Jess heard the news, she was disappointed but came to terms with Lexie's decision. As soon as Lexie arrived at the spelling bee competition, her brother's face lit up with pure happiness and joy when he noticed that Lexie was there with their parents. <em>This was the right decision.</em> Lexie thought while she cheered on her brother. At the end of the championship, her brother won and they all went out to celebrate.
The word that BEST describes Douglass's diction in this excerpt is
A. formal
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