Question

choosing the right word
in the following sentences, underline the word that best completes the sentence.

1. though greatly irked by the coach taking her out of the game during its final minutes, the star athlete was forced to (scuttle, feign) indifference.
2. stevie wonder searched in vain through the (auxiliary, heterogeneous) pile of odds and ends for the spare part he had inadvertently thrown away.

Explanation:

Question 1

To solve this, we analyze the context. The athlete is irked by being taken out but has to pretend not to care. "Feign" means to pretend, while "scuttle" means to hurry or cause to sink. So "feign" fits as the athlete needs to pretend indifference.

We look at the context: Stevie Wonder is searching through a pile of odds and ends (a mix of various things) for a spare part. "Heterogeneous" means consisting of diverse or different components, which matches a pile of odds and ends. "Auxiliary" means supplementary, which doesn't fit the description of a mixed pile.

Answer:

feign

Question 2