Vocabu-Lit COE 2 WK9 Unit 4 Lesson 17

The author uses the word "clarified" to add emphasis to

• clear up
• complicate
• confuse
• question

The word "enigma" is used as a synonym for

• puzzle
• book
• riddle
• twister

The word "analytic" means

• problem-solving
• testing
• cold
• energetic

The word "tentative' means

• bubbly
• unsettled
• extraordinary
• amazing

The narrator uses the explanation of "...tremulous wagons..." to say they are

• steady
• brave
• calm
• trembling

What does the narrator mean when he says, "... we see at least in a flash that the optimum answer is...."

• ideal
• poor
• worse
• least

What is an anthropologist?

• a NASA astronaut.
• an expert in the study of humankind, including origins, behavior, and institutions.
• a person who loves to dance.
• a professor at a University that loves to study the stars .

What does the narrator mean when he says, "...clearly it was never a "trivial" puzzle?"

• essential
• important
• valuable
• unimportant

What is a phenomena?

• a wonder
• a death
• a relationship
• a lie

What is the author of this passage worried about? Why?