Read the excerpt below and answer the question. these outcasts, or osu, seeing that the new religion welcomed twins and such abominations, thought that it was possible that they would also be received. (p. 155) find the definition for the word “abomination” in the dictionary. provide the definition for the word and, explain how the nuances of the sentence would be lost if "abomination" were replaced with the word “horror.” thins fall apart.

The word abomination is related to disgust or hatred and changing it would reduce the impact of the sentence and change the tone of it.

Explanation:

The sentence has a tone of disgust, hatred, and extreme rejection because of the use of the word abomination, this makes the nuances strong and well defined, if the word is changed by the word horror the tone of the excerpt will be of fear and self protection from something but for different reasons from the ones in the original idea.

the eye wink at the hand; yet let that be / which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.

the narrator is saying that the old lady made her feel uncomfortable. you know this because they say "i found that rather irksome", "perhaps it was her being so upright and trim", and "i don't think it was that, because i thought that quaintly pleasant." hope this !