Question

In this excerpt from Jack London’s "To Build a Fire," replace each bolded word with the correct synonym.

Working carefully from a small beginning, he soon had a (roaring)______ fire, over which he (thawed)________ the ice from his face and in the protection of which he ate his biscuits. For the moment the cold of space was (outwitted)_______ . The dog took (satisfaction)_______ in the fire, stretching out close enough for warmth and far enough away to escape being singed.

Answer 1

Strong, Melted, Outsmarted, and Pleasure

Step-by-step explanation:

Strong goes over roaring. Melted goes over thawed. Outsmarted goes over outwitted. Pleasure goes over satifaction.

Answer 2

(roaring) raging, blazing

(thawed) melted

(outwitted) outmaneuvered, outsmarted

(satisfaction) contentment

Step-by-step explanation:

1. roaring (adjective): 1. making a continuous loud deep noise. 2.​(of a fire) burning with a lot of flames and heat.
2. thawed (verb): to become, or make something become, a normal temperature after being very cold.
3. outwitted (verb): to defeat somebody/something or gain an advantage over them by doing something clever
4. satisfaction (noun): the good feeling that you have when you have achieved something or when something that you wanted to happen does happen; something that gives you this feeling