Question

e2 q1 cca 1: fiction #1 \conflagration\ by suzanne barefoot con fla gra tion /ˌkɑnfləˈɡreɪʃ(ə)n/ noun an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property 1 last summer, my mother began the burning right after my father choked to death on a chicken thigh. not a shock. hed often scarf down his food in great gulps, not bothering to chew, not caring that he sounded like a horse. his slurping and smacking before he swallowed made me gag, and id stare at my plate and push my fork around, never lifting a bite to my mouth, and wait for him to finish and walk out. then i could eat. with my mother. she never said a word about it, but i knew she was just as grossed out as i was. 8 two days after the funeral, before the sun came up, i woke up to the sound of cracking and popping coming from our backyard. down below my bedroom window my mother b. read these sentences from paragraph 5. we destroyed nothing of my fathers, instead leaving all of his things to slowly deteriorate inside the family farmhouse. select a word from the lines above. enter your answer in the box. the word serves as a context clue to the meaning of the word deteriorate as it is used in paragraph 5. clear all

Explanation:

The word "destroyed" is related in meaning to "deteriorate" as both imply a negative change in the state of something. "Destroyed" gives an idea of a more sudden and extreme change, while "deteriorate" implies a more gradual decline, but they are context - related in terms of change in condition.

Answer:

destroyed