Based on this excerpt from f. scott fitzgerald's "winter dreams," what is the meaning of the word priggish? he stayed late at the dance. he sat for an hour with irene scheerer and talked about books and about music. he knew very little about either. but he was beginning to be master of his own time now, and he had a rather priggish notion that he—the young and already fabulously successful dexter green—should know more about such things.
benign
successful
obnoxious
definitive
pessimistic

Ronald sees that his employer's stock has grown from $20 a share to $60 a share this year, while most stocks have seen only 5% growth. his employer offers to let him convert a large portion of his salary into stock options. what is not a valid reason to turn down the stock offer? select the best answer from the choices provided. a. stocks with high returns have high volatility, and ronald's company may not grow further. b. ronald may be taxed more for capital gains than he would be for employment income. c. stock options are illiquid, and ronald may not be able to use them to pay for unexpected bills. d. ronald would be committing stock fraud if he exercises the options.

1. the group spurned the newcomer and accepted him gladly.

Type the correct answer in the box. spell all words correctly. certain species of insects introduced accidentally in a forest are destroying all the douglas fir trees in that forest. the wood of these trees is extensively used for construction. in order to control the damage caused by these insects, the forestry department decided to introduce the moth caterpillar in the forest. these caterpillars are natural predators of the insects. which method did the forestry department implement to control the invasive species? the forestry department implemented a(n) control method.