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Enrich Your Word Power. By Callie Hammond. Instructions. Read the question Click on the answer Don’t click anywhere else or it may go to the wrong slide. Question 1. Rebuttal Noun. A. Suggestion B. Rebuke C. Unkind refusal D. Opposing argument. Question 1 Answer Correct!.
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Enrich Your Word Power By Callie Hammond
Instructions • Read the question • Click on the answer • Don’t click anywhere else or it may go to the wrong slide.
Question 1 Rebuttal Noun • A. Suggestion • B. Rebuke • C. Unkind refusal • D. Opposing argument
Question 1 AnswerCorrect! D: An opposing argument; as, “He offered the mildest of the many possible rebuttals.” Old French rebutter (to thrust back, push) Next Question
Question 2 Interpolate Verb A. To clarify B. Investigate C. Reverse D. Insert
Question 2 AnswerCorrect! D. To insert new material that may distort a text; mathematically, to estimate a missing value. Latin interpolare (to polish, corrupt). Next Question
Question 2 Teleological (teel ee ah LODGE ih k’l) Adjective -Related to the studies of - A. Ultimate purposes B. Analytical procedures C. Communication D. Historic events
Question 2 AnswerCorrect! A. Related to the study of ultimate purposes in natural phenomena; as, The teleological question, what is the meaning of life? Greek telos (end) and –logy (study of) Next Question
Question 3 Superlative Adjective A. Supreme B. Powerful C. Legendary D. Necessary
Question 3 AnswerCorrect! A: Supreme; of outstanding quality. Latin superlatus (exaggerated). Next Question
Question 4 Vantage Noun A. Competitive superiority B. Pride C. Cutting edge D. Turning point
Question 4 AnswerCorrect! A: Competitive superiority; position giving a broad perspective; as, the vantage that comes from experience. Old French avantage Next Question
Question 5 Truism Noun A. Guess B. Questionable statement C. Discovery D. Obvious truth
Question 5 AnswerCorrect! D: Obvious, self-evident truth; as, “It became an instant truism that science meant power.” Old English treowth next
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