On the line before each sentence, write the word from the list that has a meaning similar to the italicized word or phrase in the sentence. 
The narrator’s stubbornness contributes to Doodle’s death. (Stubbornness) 
imminent
infallibility
doggedness
reiterated
precariously

When the storm arrives, the reader knows that disaster is near.(near)
imminent
infallibility
doggedness
reiterated
precariously

Doodle is perched unsteadily on the ladder leading to the barn loft.(unsteadily) 
imminent
infallibility
doggedness
reiterated
precariously