According to the sentences shared from The Destructors, the word that best describes Trevor is <u>peculiar</u>.
From those sentences we can't tell that Trevor's silence is because he is cautious or introspective. Nothing in those lines tells us any other thing for us to understand that he is one of those two things.
On the other hand, we can know from the sentence "When he said 'Trevor' it was a statement of a fact, not as it would have been with the others a statement of shame or defiance" that he didn't mean to be threatening, so the choice left is C.
Peculiar, as an adjective, means that someone clearly distinguishes from the rest for some personal characteristic. Trevor's attitude is clearly different from the rest of the gang and it is something that distinguishes him.
Answer:
1. b) hyper : active
2. b) food : salty
3. c) grouchy : cheer
Explanation:
It wants you to mae connections between the examples and the answers.
Tart is a flavor, but tart has nothing to do with forgiving. Grouchy is similar to forgiving because they are opposites. This goes for the other two questions.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
In the first answer, it compares 2 things using "like" or "as".
The delivery of a speech helps the audience understand the topic, what you're talking about, and keeps the speech on track.
For example, if you were giving a speech on Romeo and Juliet, you wouldn't want to get off topic by giving information about Shakespeare's life instead of information and analysis of the play.
Answer:
Because she had many kids herself and has been blamed for killing children. She was also pious. She is a kind, Christian woman.
Explanation: