"and i have only to take this half dead man, throw him on the bed, stifle him a little with the pillow, and the most conscientious expert would find no sign of a violent death." what is the meaning of conscientious as it is used in the sentence? a. wise b. shrewd c. honest d. thorough

A. wise

Explanation:

The word conscientious relates to the wishes a person has to perform his/her assignment in the best possible way. In this context, it refers to the fact that even an expert with the highest level of knowledge in the field of criminalistics would not find any sign that indicates it was a violent death.

true. the definition explains it: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. this is a dictionary definition that i have looked up in a dictionary.

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.