Read the excerpt from The Hot Zone.

Jerry was terribly keyed up. In the past he had lectured Nancy on the dangers of working with Ebola in a space suit, and now he was leading a team into an Ebola hell. At the moment, he didn't care what happened to himself, personally. He was expendable, and he knew it.

Based on context clues, what is the best definition of the word "expendable”?

A. necessary to an operation
B. knowledgeable about a topic
C. capable of being sacrificed
D. useless in a specific situation

Question

Read the excerpt from The Hot Zone.

Jerry was terribly keyed up. In the past he had lectured Nancy on the dangers of working with Ebola in a space suit, and now he was leading a team into an Ebola hell. At the moment, he didn't care what happened to himself, personally. He was expendable, and he knew it.

Based on context clues, what is the best definition of the word "expendable”?

A. necessary to an operation
B. knowledgeable about a topic
C. capable of being sacrificed
D. useless in a specific situation

readergirl12 · Answer

Did you try looking up the word? @kai47

anonymous · Answer

no

readergirl12 · Answer

Sorry about that..  You should look it up. But I think It's C.

readergirl12 · Answer

@kai47

anonymous · Answer

thanks @readergirl12

readergirl12 · Answer

You're welcome.♥ Any other questions?