The word that would best replace "disheveled" in the sentence and convey a similar meaning is "disordered." This replacement maintains the sense of being untidy or messy, which aligns with the original meaning of "disheveled."
Read the sentence from paragraph 16:
"The man who stood in the doorway looked at her coldly, looked with unconcealed astonishment and fear at the eleven disheveled runaways who were standing near her."
The word disheveled comes from Latin roots that mean “to disarrange the hair.” Which word would best replace disheveled in the sentence and convey a similar meaning?
Disordered
Disturbed
Unhappy
Unknown
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