Which of the following statements about vocabulary building is not correct?
a. reading on a daily basis is very important for building your vocabulary.
b. pronunciation is an important part of adding new words to your vocabulary.
c. using the dictionary is only one step in the process of vocabulary building.
d. the best way to improve your vocabulary is to memorize lists of vocabulary words.

What does twain find ironic and hypocritical about human patriotism?

Read this excerpt from the scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne and complete the sentence that follows. she had wandered, without rule or guidance, in a moral wilderness; as vast, as intricate and shadowy, as the untamed forest, amid the gloom of which they were now holding a colloquy that was to decide their fate. the author uses the point of view in the excerpt.

What is the tone of this passage from andrew jackson's message to congress? "the consequences of a speedy removal will be important to the united states, to individual states, and to the indians themselves. the pecuniary advantages which it promises to the government are the least of its recommendations. it puts an end to all possible danger of collision between the authorities of the general and state governments on account of the indians." andrew jackson, annual message to congress on december 6, 1830" a. ashamed and apologetic b. intelligent and professional c. bitter and jealous d. entertaining and humorous