Which two sentences use definition 2 of the word absurd?
absurd lab-zard / adj.
1. impossible to take seriously
2. extremely inappropriate
3. ridiculous
4. laughably foolish or false
It is absurd that Paul's dog tries to fetch the ball even when Paul only pretends to throw it
After receiving a scolding from the teacher, Frances took the absurd action of running out of
the classroom
When Mischa is feeling blue, she likes to think about how absurd life can be sometimes
Tom made an absurd request to go out at three o'clock in the morning
Ralph finds his friend Selena's habit of only wearing pink clothes on Wednesdays
completely absurd

How does the map develop the central idea that scholars at jundi shapur spread the knowledge of sugar? the map illustrates the spread of sugar from new guinea to persia. the map shows that sugar was being refined primarily in the north rather than the south. the map illustrates the spread of knowledge about refined sugar processing to egypt. the map illustrates that people in china knew how to refine sugar and shared this knowledge. the answer is c

Which excerpt from the war of the worldseffectively reveals how the author relates the climax of the narrative through the narrator's thoughts? the war of the worldsall this had happened with such swiftness that i had stood motionless, dumbfounded and dazzled by the flashes of light. had that death swept through a full circle, it must inevitably have slain me in my surprise. but it passed and spared me, and left the night about me suddenly dark and unfamiliar.and then, with a renewed horror, i saw a round, black object bobbing up and down on the edge of the pit. it was the head of the shopman who had fallen in, but showing as a little black object against the hot western sun.at that time it was quite clear in my own mind that the thing had come from the planet mars, but i judged it improbable that it contained any living creature. i thought the unscrewing might be automatic.my mind ran fancifully on the possibilities of its containing manuscript, on the difficulties in translation that might arise, whether we should find coins and models in it, and so forth. yet it was a little too large for assurance on this idea. i felt an impatience to see it opened.

What is the best definition for the phase “ whole cloth forgery “ as used in the article