This is using some of my vocabulary words from my American Literature class but Im still having troubles...can someone check my answers? I put parentheses around the ones I thought were right.
altercation:battle::
(A) warm:hot
B. change:progress
C. enemy:ally
D. soldier:army
ambivalent:indecisive::
A. hasty:new
(B) adamant:stubborn
C. clear:murky
D. politician:lawyer
*ambivalent is to be uncertain.
traitor:anathema::
A. country:enemy
(B) spy:agent
C. give:sell
D. hero:adulation
*anathema isa greatly disliked, hated person.
apathy:disinterest::
A. greater:lesser
(B) adamant: irm (I cant tell what letter comes before the i on my paper, its faded)
C. moon:star
D. incisive:decisive
*apathy is a lack of interest
2007-09-13 15:43:34 · 2 answers · asked by ellyceqt 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The first two are correct.
Traitor:anathema is hero:adulation. Here, the analogy is person to response. Anathema could mean a curse or execration.
The missing letter for adamant is f, as in firm. They are synonyms.
If this or another answer here proves helpful in your research, you can encourage good answers by choosing one answer as the "best answer."
Cheers,
Bruce
2007-09-13 15:52:36 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. 'A' is correct. The second word is an enhanced version of the first.
2. 'D' is correct. ambivalent means a love-hate emotion and not uncertainty. A politician has ambivalence. A lawyer can be undecided.
3. Bruce is right. 'D' is correct.
4. Apathy usually refers to a general desireless, passionless existence, while disinterest can be to one particular activity.
'A' is probably correct in the sense of apathy being greater than disinterest, though 'B' may be a strong contender.
2007-09-13 22:42:13 · answer #2 · answered by A.V.R. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋