Question

drag each tile to the correct box.
match each underlined word to its correct meaning based on the context of the sentence.
tom had long been picking his way cautiously through this treacherous forest; stepping from tuft to tuft of rushes and roots, which afforded precarious footholds among deep sloughs.
it was a dreary memento of the fierce struggle that had taken place in this last foothold of the indian warriors.
he was sulky, however, and would not come to terms: she was to go again with a propitiatory offering, but what it was she forbore to say.
at this propitious time of public distress did tom walker set up as a usurer in boston.
favorable
conciliatory
dangerous
bleak

Explanation:

• "Propitious" means presenting favorable circumstances.
• "Propitiatory" is related to conciliatory actions to gain favor.
• "Treacherous" implies dangerous or unreliable.
• "Dreary" conveys a bleak, dull atmosphere.

Answer:

favorable $
ightarrow$ propitious
conciliatory $
ightarrow$ propitiatory
dangerous $
ightarrow$ treacherous
bleak $
ightarrow$ dreary