which of these synonyms best replaces the underlined word in the following sentence?
it will be critical to pack these eight necessary items for
the camping trip.
a. obligatory
b. essential
c. compulsory
d. decisive

The answer is B. Essential

Explanation: Essential means absolutely necessary; extremely important. So this could be used as a word to replace critical.

B) Essential

Explanation:

We can start defining the meaning of essential, as a ¨something very important or necessary¨, so having or not having an aspect considered essential for ourselves, it will have an enormous impact in our lives.

The campaign trip is made outdoors, where we need to be more careful with our surroundings (like weather or territory conditions, animals, unwanted people, etc) so it will be essential for the welfare and good experience of the camper to bring to the trip the items asked.

For the sentence context, we can link and relate in a more appropriate way Essential to Critical, due to the considerable importance of the requisites to apply,  in order to have a safe and successful campaign trip.

its hard for me to see which word is supposed to be in bold. if i knew then i would be able to better.

muir's use of diction creates a mood of urgency and fear. the highlighted words - difficult, difficult, force, crooked, struggling, tangled, fallen, fear, faint and hungry - come together to make you feel that the author is in danger. the imagery is clear so that it comes alive in your mind. diction can create a mood which can bring everything else together.

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