1. choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. samantha tried to look impassive when they announced her essay as a finalist in the competition. (1 point) surprised*** unemotional unsure vibrant 2. choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. as a species, we were an abomination. all of us. (from i know why the caged bird sings) something worthy of fear something worthy of anxiety something worthy of shock something worthy of disgust*** 3. choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. mrs. gonzales reiterated the directions to the class. (1 point) stated repeated*** retracted yelled 4. choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. the ugliness they left was palpable. (1 point) able to be felt*** strange hurtful imagined match the definitions to the words by filling in the correct letter. a. hopeless; depressing bleak b. threatening menacing c. not giving up insistent d. highly respected prestigious e. graceful; agile lithe

The following are the correct answers to each question:

Q1: Option b. The best match for the word impassive is unemotional.

Q2: Option d. The best match the word abomination is something worthy of disgust.

Q3: Option b. The best match for the word reiterated is repeated.

Q4: Option a. The best match for the word palpable is able to be felt.

Q5: A: The best match for the word hopeless is depressing                                        

      B: The best match for the word threatening is menacing

      C: The best match for the concept of not giving up is insistent

      D: The best match for the concept of highly respected is prestigious

      E:  The best match for the word graceful is lithe

Explanation:

Q1: When Samantha tried to look impassive when they announced her essay as a finalist in the competition, she was trying not to show any emotion.

Q2: The word abomination can be defined as something that causes disgust or hatred

Q3: When Mrs. Gonzales reiterated the directions to the class, he repeated or said again the directions he previously had given.

Q4:  The ugliness they left was palpable, meaning that is was able to be felt.

explanation:

related words: : : : : : :

administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

the sentence that avoid faulty coordination is:

culture, which is well represented in philadelphia, plays a major role including theatre, music, and the visual arts.  

faulty coordination occurs when the writer gives equal importance two different ideas (clauses) which in fact are not equivalent. in order to correct a misplaced clause or idea, the writer can place less important or emphatic ideas in a relative clause as in the previous sentence.