Read and use the thesaurus entry to understand a new word. Main Entry: loathe Definition: dislike strongly Synonyms: abhor, be allergic to, decline, despise, find disgusting, hate, revolt, spurn Choose the synonym that best clarifies the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentences: Horses are known to loathe snakes. They are instinctively frightened of the serpents and try to stomp on them, if possible. decline hate be allergic to find disgusting

Then she heard his step on the stair away down on the first flight, and she turned white for just a moment. the phrase "she turned white for just a moment" is mainly used to show that della has very fair skin. is afraid of jim's reaction. is beginning to get an illness. had become extremely angry.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

This passage contains repeated allusions to all the following except. a.sailing b.suitors c.hunting d.dreams