Read the paragraph. When sailors of long ago stopped in harbors to deliver goods and gather supplies, they often shared stories of their adventures at sea with
the local townspeople. After each telling, a story often became more and more exaggerated. When a sailor claimed that a pod of 100 dolphins
followed his ship from seaport to seaport, listeners knew the story was ludicrous but still enjoyed hearing about the highly intelligent creatures.
Which word would best replace the underlined word in the paragraph?
1. absurd
2. fantastic
3. hysterical
4. sardonic
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i don't see any questions on your profile, currently, but i'd be happy to try and with any problems that you have, so long as i understand the problem myself.

"fire and ice" is one of robert frost's most popular poems. it was published in december 1920 in harper's magazine and in 1923 in his pulitzer prize−winning book new hampshire. it discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate.

c. the power of desire is greater than the power of hate.

when making an inference, the reader should be sure to support the inference with

evidence

a is an educated guess about what will happen.

c. prediction

when new information proves that a reader's prediction is wrong, the reader should

make a new prediction based on the new information.