Here are the vocabulary words matched with their definitions:
1. Gamboled : LEAPT (A)
2. Glimmeringly : UNSTEADILY (D)
3. Hindrances : HANDICAPS (E)
4. Snaggletooth : IRREGULAR (B)
5. Vigilance : CAUTION (C)
These are the synonyms or the words that matched the definition of the given ones. Hope this helps.
Answer:
swimming bird would be things like penguins and perching birds are birds that perch
I would estimate that the first one is the answer.
I looked up the summary(s) for both the passages, and 'to build a fire' is about a guy who despite everything being against him, being persistent and dying because of his actions, while 'gumption' is about the hardships of african americans.
Of course, this is just my estimation.
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