Match the vocabulary words as they are used in these sentences from kurt vonnegut's "the barnhouse effect" to their respective definitions. the definitions appear within parentheses.

at no time were his experiments, as premier slezak
called them, "a [characterized by materialistic pursuits
or concerns] plot to shackle the true democracies
of the world."

"did you give it everything you had? " asked the
general [in a doubtful manner].

many a stouthearted patriot has found himself
[lying face down] in the tangled bunting and
timbers of a smashed reviewing stand.

save for one short, [mysterious] message left in
my mailbox on christmas eve, i have not heard
from him since his disappearance a year and a

words: :

enigmatic
prone
bourgeois
dubiously

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

Read the sentence. the judge stated that “the court cannot superimpose its opinion over the opinion of the jury.” what does superimpose mean? a) to take away b) to ignore c) to place over d) to combine

Best answer gets brainliest and 80 which poem is more effective and why? "on imagination" or "patterns"