Question

Vocabulary in Context

Vocabulary Practice
Choose true or false for each statement. Write the clue or clues that make you think that way.
1. If something happens inevitably, there is probably no way to avoid it.
2. A preoccupied person is one who lives in a house that was previously occupied.
3. A threshold can be found at the front of the house.
4. A person walking slowly communicates a feeling of urgency.
5. People who contemplate art tend to have little respect for culture.
6. If someone retorts, he or she is probably irritated or impatient.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason you should protest the Espionage Act with us is because we need people to spy onother countries so we can see what they are up to and keep our country safe from weaponsduring the war.

Answer 2

1.) True

inevitable = unavoidable

2.) False

Preoccupied = obsessed or distracted ≠ previously occupied

3.) True

Threshold = doorstep = often located at the front door of a house

4.) False

Urgency = exigency or importance = haste = speed ≠ slow

5.) False

Contemplate = think deeply = shows respect ≠ disrespect

6.) True

Retort = angry reply >:( = irritated