Which of the following is the best replacement for the word deracinated in the sentence below?

and unlike a neighborhood, where one usually has a general knowledge of others who live in the area, social networking sites are gatherings of deracinated individuals, none of who's personal boastings and musings are necessarily trustworthy.

angry
cut-off
friendly
open

Read the excerpt from "death by black hole."albert einstein's general theory of relativity, published in 1916, provides the insight to understand the bizarre structureof space and time in a high-gravity environment. later research by the american physicist john a. wheeler, and others, to formulate a vocabulary as well as the mathematical tools to describe and predict what a black hole will do toits surroundings.read the excerpt from "man listening to disc."and i bow deeply to thelonious monkfor figuring out a wayto motorize or whatever-his huge pianoso he could be with us today.these excerpts are similar because both texts

Hyperbole in the book messenger by lois lowry

How many syllables does a tanka have? a. 31 b. 17 c. 14 d. 10