Disillusionment in the Twentieth Century: Mastery Test Question 3 of 5 Instructions:Drag each tile to the correct box. Based on the context of each excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," choose the definition that most closely matches the denotation of the bolded word. Tiles childish sulkiness or bad-temper practical, ordinary to emphasize Pairs As she took her stance for a short mashie shot, Dexter looked at her closely. She wore a blue gingham dress, rimmed at throat and shoulders with a white edging that accentuated her tan. During dinner she slipped into a moody depression which gave Dexter a feeling of uneasiness. Whatever petulance she uttered in her throaty voice worried him. "You're not. I like you. But I've just had a terrible afternoon. There was a man I cared about, and this afternoon he told me out of a clear sky that he was poor as a church-mouse. He'd never even hinted it before. Does this sound horribly mundane?"

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Tessa Bolton · Answer 1

1. To Emphasize

2. Childish Sulkiness or bad temper

3. Practical, ordinary

Plato.