Karim, johan, and i had been best friends since seventh grade. we were inseparable. sometimes we’d spend entire weekends reading comic books and playing basketball. so when karim’s parents us that they were moving across the country, we didn’t believe it, and we didn’t know how our friendship would survive. which word correctly fills in the blank?

Janette goes into an electronics superstore to buy a new computer. the salesperson works with her to find the right model, and she agrees to buy a new computer for $500 and a floor-model 18-inch monitor for $100. just when she is ready to pay, the salesperson walks away for a minute and then comes back to inform her that the monitor she was ready to purchase can't be sold for < $125. she agrees to the extra $25 even though they had initially agreed on the $100 selling price. janette has fallen for the technique of gaining compliance.