Question

1. complete each sentence using the vocabulary term that makes the most sense. refer to your definitions to help you.

draggable item → category
with no hope of ____, the man on the bridge closed his eyes. → somnolence
farquhar’s escape seemed to defy all logic, an ____ in the natural order of things. → martial
a feeling of ____ settled over the camp as the soldiers awaited their fate. → undulation
the stream’s gentle ____ of the water was a cruel contrast to the soldier’s violent situation. → aberration
the general’s ____ manner left no doubt about his supreme authority → egress

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each sentence and match with the appropriate vocabulary term:

1. "With no hope of ____, the man on the bridge closed his eyes."

Egress means "a way out" or "escape." The man closing his eyes with no hope of escape fits "egress."

1. "Farquhar’s escape seemed to defy all logic, an ____ in the natural order of things."

Aberration means "a deviation from what is normal." An escape defying logic is an aberration.

1. "A feeling of ____ settled over the camp as the soldiers awaited their fate."

Somnolence means "drowsiness" or "sleepiness." A calm, sleepy feeling over the camp fits somnolence.

1. "The stream’s gentle ____ of the water was a cruel contrast to the soldier’s violent situation."

Undulation means "a wave-like motion." The stream’s gentle water movement is undulation.

1. "The general’s ____ manner left no doubt about his supreme authority."

Martial means "relating to war or the military." A general’s military manner fits "martial."

Final Matches:

• With no hope of $\boldsymbol{\text{egress}}$, the man on the bridge closed his eyes.
• Farquhar’s escape seemed to defy all logic, an $\boldsymbol{\text{aberration}}$ in the natural order of things.
• A feeling of $\boldsymbol{\text{somnolence}}$ settled over the camp as the soldiers awaited their fate.
• The stream’s gentle $\boldsymbol{\text{undulation}}$ of the water was a cruel contrast to the soldier’s violent situation.
• The general’s $\boldsymbol{\text{martial}}$ manner left no doubt about his supreme authority.

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each sentence and match with the appropriate vocabulary term:

1. "With no hope of ____, the man on the bridge closed his eyes."

Egress means "a way out" or "escape." The man closing his eyes with no hope of escape fits "egress."

1. "Farquhar’s escape seemed to defy all logic, an ____ in the natural order of things."

Aberration means "a deviation from what is normal." An escape defying logic is an aberration.

1. "A feeling of ____ settled over the camp as the soldiers awaited their fate."

Somnolence means "drowsiness" or "sleepiness." A calm, sleepy feeling over the camp fits somnolence.

1. "The stream’s gentle ____ of the water was a cruel contrast to the soldier’s violent situation."

Undulation means "a wave-like motion." The stream’s gentle water movement is undulation.

1. "The general’s ____ manner left no doubt about his supreme authority."

Martial means "relating to war or the military." A general’s military manner fits "martial."

Final Matches:

• With no hope of $\boldsymbol{\text{egress}}$, the man on the bridge closed his eyes.
• Farquhar’s escape seemed to defy all logic, an $\boldsymbol{\text{aberration}}$ in the natural order of things.
• A feeling of $\boldsymbol{\text{somnolence}}$ settled over the camp as the soldiers awaited their fate.
• The stream’s gentle $\boldsymbol{\text{undulation}}$ of the water was a cruel contrast to the soldier’s violent situation.
• The general’s $\boldsymbol{\text{martial}}$ manner left no doubt about his supreme authority.