Question

explosion of the space shuttle challenger speech by ronald reagan on january 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after liftoff, the space shuttle orbiter challenger exploded in the sky. all seven astronauts on board the spacecraft were killed. that evening, president ronald reagan was scheduled to give his state of the union speech. but out of respect, reagan decided to postpone that speech and instead talk to the nation about the tragedy. (1) ladies and gentlemen, id planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. today is a day for mourning and remembering. (2) nancy and i are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle challenger. we know we share this pain with all of the people of our country. this is truly a national loss. (3) nineteen years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on the ground. but weve never lost an astronaut in flight; weve never had a tragedy like this. and perhaps weve forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle; but they, the challenger seven, were aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly. we mourn seven heroes: michael smith, dick scobee, judith resnik, ronald mcnair, ellison onizuka, gregory jarvis, select the correct answer. consider reagans use of the word dazzle in paragraph 5. which source would likely provide the best clarification of the words meaning in that context? a. a thesaurus b. an encyclopedia c. a dictionary d. a textbook reset next

Explanation:

A dictionary provides definitions of words, which would clarify the meaning of "dazzle" in the given context. A thesaurus gives synonyms, an encyclopedia provides general - knowledge information about a wide range of topics, and a textbook is usually for educational purposes on a specific subject.

Answer:

B. a dictionary