Question

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match the underlined words in the excerpts from stephen cranes \the open boat\ to their correct contextual meanings.

disrespectful, irreverent rapid and powerful absurd, unreasonable
coarse and uncivilized

but the waves continued their old impetuous swooping at the dinghy, and the little craft, no longer under way, struggled woundily over them.

many a man ought to have a bathtub larger than the boat which here rode upon the sea. these waves were most wrongfully and barbarously abrupt and tall, and each froth - top was a problem in small - boat navigation.

\holy smoke!\ said one, allowing his voice to express his impious mood, \if we keep on monkeying out here! if weve got to flounder out here all night!\

it is preposterous. if this old ninny - woman, fate, cannot do better than this, she should be deprived of the management of mens fortunes. she is an old hen who knows not her intention.

Explanation:

1. For "impetuous" describing waves: The word refers to the waves' fast, forceful movement, matching "rapid and powerful".
2. For "barbarously" describing waves: The term frames the waves as harsh, uncivilized in their abruptness, matching "coarse and uncivilized".
3. For "impious" describing the man's mood: His frustrated, irreverent outburst matches "disrespectful, irreverent".
4. For "preposterous" describing Fate's actions: The speaker sees Fate's choice as ridiculous and unreasonable, matching "absurd, unreasonable".

Answer:

• But the waves continued their old impetuous swooping at the dinghy, and the little craft, no longer under way, struggled woundily over them. → rapid and powerful
• Many a man ought to have a bathtub larger than the boat which here rode upon the sea. These waves were most wrongfully and barbarously abrupt and tall, and each froth-top was a problem in small-boat navigation. → coarse and uncivilized
• "Holy smoke!" said one, allowing his voice to express his impious mood, "If we keep on monkeying out here! If we've got to flounder out here all night!" → disrespectful, irreverent
• It is preposterous. If this old ninny-woman, Fate, cannot do better than this, she should be deprived of the management of men's fortunes. She is an old hen who knows not her intention. → absurd, unreasonable