Select the passages that can be used to give us insight into the idea that the people of nameless, tennessee are proud of their town and way of life.
a. “you think nameless is a funny name,” miss ginny said. “i see it plain in your eyes. well, you take yourself up north a piece to difficult or defeated or shake rag. now them are silly names.”
b. watts and hilda sat and talked while i ate. “wish you would join me.”
c. “we’ve ate,” watts said. “cain’t beat a woodstove for flavorful cookin’.”
d. “she’s in nursin’ school at tennessee tech. i went over for one of them football games last year there at coevul.”
e. the thing startled me. was it something i was supposed to sign? he opened it but said nothing.

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explanation:

1. buoyant: happy and confident (e)

2. euphoric: in a state of great happiness (a)

3. jubilant: having a feeling of great happiness and excitement (b)

4. rapturous: feeling or expressing great joy (d)

*note that the difference in 1-4 can be shown by signal words such as "in a state of" for the term "euphoric," as "euphoric" would describe a state of euphoria.

5. untroubled: calm and tranquil (c)

6. cajole: to talk coaxingly and flatteringly (i)

7. harangue: to express oneself at considerable length (h)

8. quibble: to evade the truth of the point at issue by arguing over trifles (g)

9. whine: to complain in a childish, fretful manner and in a nasal tone (j)

10. rant: to talk bombastically (f)