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Texas EOC English I: Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts Drill 3, Problem 2
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Texas EOC English 2: 4.4. The word "dissipating" means which of the following?
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- 00:04
Here’s your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by the uplands.
- 00:07
Though we prefer downlands ourselves. [Man with a rope by a river]
- 00:09
In the uplands, the rent is too high.
- 00:14
Check out the following passage...
- 00:22
Read the selection below from paragraph 4.
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- 00:41
The word "dissipating" means which of the following??
- 00:43
And here are the potential answers... [Potential answers shown]
- 00:46
A combination of context and common sense will get us through this question—no sweat.
- 00:52
There’s no way (D) is true.
- 00:54
No neighborhood has ever benefited from stronger storm surges. [Plants blowing in a storm]
- 00:58
It’s just not cool when our house is underwater. [Man scubadiving at an under water house]
- 01:04
Answer (B) gives us another meaning of dissipating.
- 01:07
But we can rule this one out because of the context.
- 01:10
The idea of wasting a storm surge doesn’t make much sense. [Ocean waves]
- 01:13
Unless, you’re a lazy surfer. [Man in bed with a surfboard]
- 01:16
(C) is the most tempting option so far because estuaries could be viewed as getting rid of
- 01:23
storm surges. [Boy flying a kite and old man appears]
- 01:24
However, surges aren’t necessarily destroyed by the estuaries.
- 01:28
It’s not like the rising water is hurled into another dimension when it hits the wetlands.
- 01:33
Though that would be cool to see. [Boy disappears into a police box]
- 01:35
(A) is the correct answer.
- 01:37
When storm surges stream into the wetlands, the floodwater’s power is lessened because [Cloud hovers over an island and begins raining]
- 01:42
it gets caught up in all the plants and mud.
- 01:46
Try running a marathon through an estuary and you'll see what we mean. [Man running through an estuary]
- 01:54
Or maybe just take our word for it.
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