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vocabulary check. select the option that best identifies the use of the underlined word
- ______ in the second paragraph, the word protest means
a. to undergo a process.
b. a reference to some person or authority.
c. to sustain or withstand.
d. to express strong objection.
- ______ in the fifth paragraph, the word disruptive means
a. to cause disorder or turmoil.
b. an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent.
c. to engage in debate.
d. to strive against.
- ______ \the parents of the students filed a lawsuit claiming that the suspension had infringed upon their children’s 1st amendment rights to free speech.\ in the previous sentence, the word infringed implies
a. to assume as true in the absence of proof to the contrary.
b. appropriate; fitting; becoming.
c. to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress.
d. a calling into question or finding fault.
- ______ \he argued that allowing students to defy school officials would usher in a new era of permissiveness.\ in the previous sentence, the word permissiveness seems to mean
a. something that is submitted, as an application.
b. granting or denoting permission.
c. to overthrow, overcome, or reduce to helplessness.
d. embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- ______ in the second to last paragraph, the word interpreted means
a. to withdraw from the scene.
b. to construe or understand in a particular way.
c. to make plain or clear.
d. to stand or act in the place of, as a substitute.
student response: please respond to the questions raised below. a thorough response should be a paragraph of at least three to five complete sentences.
- in tinker v. des moines, you read that john and mary beth tinker’s school district passed a policy specifically banning black armbands after the students began wearing them. what, in your opinion, does this action seem to imply? how much, if any, control should school administrators have over political items that teenagers choose to wear to school? explain your answer.
Question 1
To determine the meaning of "protest", we analyze each option. Option a is about undergoing a process, not related. Option b is a reference, not the meaning of "protest". Option c is withstanding, not correct. Option d means to express strong objection, which matches the typical meaning of "protest".
For "disruptive", option a is to cause disorder, which fits as "disruptive" means causing disruption or turmoil. Option b is an objection, not related. Option c is debating, incorrect. Option d is striving against, not matching.
In the context of "infringed" on rights, option c means to violate or transgress, which fits as infringing rights means violating them. Option a is assuming true, incorrect. Option b is appropriate, wrong. Option d is finding fault, not matching.
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d. To express strong objection.