Question

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

draggable item → category
the officer’s face showed no
sign of ____ for the condemned
man. → inscrutable
the soldier’s face was a mask,
his emotions completely ____
to those watching. → exigency
he could see the ____ ridge of
the road as he ran. → acuity
his senses, particularly his ____
of hearing, were heightened to
an extreme degree. → approbation
the need to save his life
created a dire ____ that pushed
him to act. → corrugated

Explanation:

To solve this, we match each sentence with the appropriate vocabulary term by understanding the definitions:

1. "The officer’s face showed no sign of ____ for the condemned man."

Approbation means approval or praise. So this sentence needs a term for approval, so it matches with approbation.

1. "The soldier’s face was a mask, his emotions completely ____ to those watching."

Inscrutable means impossible to understand or interpret (like a mask hiding emotions). So this matches with inscrutable.

1. "He could see the ____ ridge of the road as he ran."

Corrugated means having a series of ridges or folds (describing a road’s ridge). So this matches with corrugated.

1. "His senses, particularly his ____ of hearing, were heightened to an extreme degree."

Acuity means sharpness (of senses like hearing). So this matches with acuity.

1. "The need to save his life created a dire ____ that pushed him to act."

Exigency means an urgent need or demand. So this matches with exigency.

Final Matches:

• The officer’s face showed no sign of $\boldsymbol{\text{approbation}}$ for the condemned man.
• The soldier’s face was a mask, his emotions completely $\boldsymbol{\text{inscrutable}}$ to those watching.
• He could see the $\boldsymbol{\text{corrugated}}$ ridge of the road as he ran.
• His senses, particularly his $\boldsymbol{\text{acuity}}$ of hearing, were heightened to an extreme degree.
• The need to save his life created a dire $\boldsymbol{\text{exigency}}$ that pushed him to act.

Answer:

To solve this, we match each sentence with the appropriate vocabulary term by understanding the definitions:

1. "The officer’s face showed no sign of ____ for the condemned man."

Approbation means approval or praise. So this sentence needs a term for approval, so it matches with approbation.

1. "The soldier’s face was a mask, his emotions completely ____ to those watching."

Inscrutable means impossible to understand or interpret (like a mask hiding emotions). So this matches with inscrutable.

1. "He could see the ____ ridge of the road as he ran."

Corrugated means having a series of ridges or folds (describing a road’s ridge). So this matches with corrugated.

1. "His senses, particularly his ____ of hearing, were heightened to an extreme degree."

Acuity means sharpness (of senses like hearing). So this matches with acuity.

1. "The need to save his life created a dire ____ that pushed him to act."

Exigency means an urgent need or demand. So this matches with exigency.

Final Matches:

• The officer’s face showed no sign of $\boldsymbol{\text{approbation}}$ for the condemned man.
• The soldier’s face was a mask, his emotions completely $\boldsymbol{\text{inscrutable}}$ to those watching.
• He could see the $\boldsymbol{\text{corrugated}}$ ridge of the road as he ran.
• His senses, particularly his $\boldsymbol{\text{acuity}}$ of hearing, were heightened to an extreme degree.
• The need to save his life created a dire $\boldsymbol{\text{exigency}}$ that pushed him to act.