In the sentence below, the words enable him mean“He was rushed to the airport in time to catch the one plane that might enable him to reach his dying father.” (Paragraph 3)
A. stop him.
B. encourage him.
C. know him.
D. make him able.
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In the excerpt below, the word sedated means“ ‘Your son is here,’ she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young man . . . ” (Paragraph 5)
A. spoken loudly.
B. wide awake.
C. armed.
D. drugged with a pain reliever.
In the excerpt below, the word dimly means“She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young man . . . ” (Paragraph 5)
A. clearly.
B. unclearly.
C. rarely.
D. often.
In the sentence below, the word limp means“The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.” (Paragraph 5)
A. lacking firmness and strength.
B. equally tough.
C. long.
D. bleeding.
A clue to the meaning of limp in the sentence above is the antonym
A. toughened.
B. old.
C. message.
D. love.