Question

instructions for student
match each of the underlined words from the text with the synonym that is closest in meaning.

definition options (7 of 7)
debris transporting dry shabby ramshackle structure commanding

vocabulary | definition
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\it wasnt his disreputable rags, nor the toes peeping out of one blue and one brown canvas shoes....\ |
\he put it to immediate use as a taxi and accumulated a small pile of biafran money ferrying camp officials and their families across the four-mile stretch...\ |
\only two houses away a huge concrete edifice some wealthy contractor had put up just before the war was a mountain of rubble.\ |
\only two houses away a huge concrete edifice some wealthy contractor had put up just before the war was a mountain of rubble.\ |
\the second time the knocking came it was so loud and imperious that the rickety old door could have fallen down.\ |
\the second time the knocking came it was so loud and imperious that the rickety old door could have fallen down.\ |

Explanation:

To solve this synonym - matching task, we analyze each underlined word and match it with the most appropriate option from the given definition options:

1. For "disreputable" (in "It wasn't his disreputable rags...")

• The word "shabby" means looking old and in poor condition, and can also imply a sense of being disreputable or unkempt when referring to clothing or appearance. So "disreputable" is matched with "shabby".

2. For "ferrying" (in "He put it to immediate use as a taxi and accumulated a small pile of Biafran money ferrying camp officials...")

• "Ferrying" means transporting people or goods from one place to another. So "ferrying" is matched with "transporting".

3. For "edifice" (in "Only two houses away a huge concrete edifice...")

• An "edifice" is a building or a structure. So "edifice" is matched with "structure".

4. For "rubble" (in "Only two houses away a huge concrete edifice... was a mountain of rubble.")

• "Debris" refers to scattered fragments, especially of something that has been destroyed. Rubble is a type of debris. So "rubble" is matched with "debris".

5. For "imperious" (in "The second time the knocking came it was so loud and imperious...")

• "Commanding" can mean having an air of authority or being imperious. So "imperious" is matched with "commanding".

6. For "rickety" (in "The second time the knocking came it was so loud and imperious that the rickety old door...")

• "Ramshackle" means in a state of disrepair or being shaky and unstable, which is similar to "rickety". So "rickety" is matched with "ramshackle".

Final Matches:

• "disreputable" - "shabby"
• "ferrying" - "transporting"
• "edifice" - "structure"
• "rubble" - "debris"
• "imperious" - "commanding"
• "rickety" - "ramshackle"

(Note: There is one more vocabulary word - "dry" which is not used in the given text - based vocabulary items, so it remains unmatched among the underlined words in the text.)

Answer:

To solve this synonym - matching task, we analyze each underlined word and match it with the most appropriate option from the given definition options:

1. For "disreputable" (in "It wasn't his disreputable rags...")

• The word "shabby" means looking old and in poor condition, and can also imply a sense of being disreputable or unkempt when referring to clothing or appearance. So "disreputable" is matched with "shabby".

2. For "ferrying" (in "He put it to immediate use as a taxi and accumulated a small pile of Biafran money ferrying camp officials...")

• "Ferrying" means transporting people or goods from one place to another. So "ferrying" is matched with "transporting".

3. For "edifice" (in "Only two houses away a huge concrete edifice...")

• An "edifice" is a building or a structure. So "edifice" is matched with "structure".

4. For "rubble" (in "Only two houses away a huge concrete edifice... was a mountain of rubble.")

• "Debris" refers to scattered fragments, especially of something that has been destroyed. Rubble is a type of debris. So "rubble" is matched with "debris".

5. For "imperious" (in "The second time the knocking came it was so loud and imperious...")

• "Commanding" can mean having an air of authority or being imperious. So "imperious" is matched with "commanding".

6. For "rickety" (in "The second time the knocking came it was so loud and imperious that the rickety old door...")

• "Ramshackle" means in a state of disrepair or being shaky and unstable, which is similar to "rickety". So "rickety" is matched with "ramshackle".

Final Matches:

• "disreputable" - "shabby"
• "ferrying" - "transporting"
• "edifice" - "structure"
• "rubble" - "debris"
• "imperious" - "commanding"
• "rickety" - "ramshackle"

(Note: There is one more vocabulary word - "dry" which is not used in the given text - based vocabulary items, so it remains unmatched among the underlined words in the text.)