which sentence uses a word incorrectly? responses her blunders were held in high esteem. her blunders were held in high esteem. the hurricane was a catastrophe; the city was absolutely decimated. the hurricane was a catastrophe; the city was absolutely decimated., derivations can be formed by adding prefixes or suffixes to existing words. derivations can be formed by adding prefixes or suffixes to existing words. the conflict seemed to have no clear resolution.