Warning: The Asian longhorned beetle has invaded the United States! A wood-boring beetle, it could decimate our forests. This super-pest is indigenous to China and other Asian countries. Since the beetle's detection in the United States, government agencies have attempted to eradicate it. Who could have figured that a small bug could make so much trouble? t Which definition helps you understand the meaning of attempt? 2 What part of speech is the word attempt as used in the passage? 3 Which definition helps you understand the meaning of figured? 4 Use Use your dictionary to find the meanings and parts of speech of decimate, indigenous, and eradicate as they are used in the passage. Write your answers on a separate piece of paper. 247​