Question

Complete this quote from To Kill a Mockingbird with the correct vocabulary word: "We could tell, however, when debate became more _________ than professional, but this was from watching lawyers other than our father. I never heard Atticus raise his voice in my life, except to a deaf witness."

(a) heated
(b) intense
(c) passionate
(d) acrimonious
(e) fervent

Answer 1

The correct word to complete the quote from 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is 'acrimonious,' indicating a bitter and negative tone in the debate.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct vocabulary word to complete the quote from To Kill a Mockingbird is acrimonious. The sentence should read: "We could tell, however, when debate became more acrimonious than professional, but this was from watching lawyers other than our father. I never heard Atticus raise his voice in my life, except to a deaf witness." The word acrimonious describes debate that has become bitter and full of strong, often negative emotions, which fits the context of the sentence. Other vocabulary words like heated, intense, passionate, and fervent do not precisely capture the negative connotations implied by the original quote.