Read this excerpt from “First Generation” of Dreaming in Cuban . Square by square, she searches the night skies for adversaries then scrutinizes the ocean, which is roiling with nine straight days of unseasonable April rains. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

“Adversaries” means opponents or enemies—people or forces one is against. In the excerpt, she searches the skies for possible threats, so “enemies or antagonists” is the closest meaning. “Signs of change,” “acts of cruelty,” and “competitors or participants” do not fit the word’s meaning in this context.

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