Question

a. directions: read each sentence. then write the meaning of the underlined using a dictionary if needed. 1. a heavy lunch makes greta feel very sluggish and tired in the afternoon. meaning: slow 2. by the end of the school year my books are ratty from so much use. meaning: 3. when i asked my brother why he had been so late to pick me up from pre - there was something fishy about his excuse. meaning: suspicious 4. my niece is so mousy that she has difficulty participating in a conversation introducing herself to others. meaning: shy b. directions: use each of the following words from part a in a new sentence. 1. sluggish 2. ratty 3. fishy 4. mousy c. directions: on the lines below, write one sentence each for the animal words dovish and hawkish.

Explanation:

1. "ratty" means in a shabby or worn - out condition. Based on the context of the sentence about books being used a lot.
2. For "sluggish", a new sentence could be: The old car moved at a sluggish pace up the hill.
3. For "ratty", a new sentence could be: His ratty old sneakers had holes in them.
4. For "fishy", a new sentence could be: There was a fishy smell coming from the old refrigerator.
5. For "mousy", a new sentence could be: The mousy girl sat quietly in the corner of the room.
6. For "dovish", a sentence could be: The politician had a dovish stance on foreign policy.
7. For "hawkish", a sentence could be: The general took a hawkish approach to military strategy.

Answer:

1. Shabby or worn - out
2. The old car moved at a sluggish pace up the hill.
3. His ratty old sneakers had holes in them.
4. There was a fishy smell coming from the old refrigerator.
5. The mousy girl sat quietly in the corner of the room.
6. The politician had a dovish stance on foreign policy.
7. The general took a hawkish approach to military strategy.