Vocabulary Building Quiz
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What is the term for a short, thick stick used as a weapon?

  • Pantomime
  • Receptacle
  • Mandible
  • Cudgel (correct)

What does it mean to obtain something by force, threats or other unfair means?

  • To extort (correct)
  • To incite
  • To expose
  • To enroll

What is the term for a loud, harsh, piercing cry?

  • Periodicity
  • Judgemental
  • Screech (correct)
  • Predilection

What does it mean to reveal the true, objectionable nature of someone?

<p>To expose (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a hollow object used to contain something?

<p>Receptacle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to express a proposition, theory, etc. in clear or definite terms?

<p>To enunciate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people?

<p>Totem (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to remove a branch from the main body of a tree?

<p>To lop (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for something that is wide in range or effect?

<p>Sweeping (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the action of making amends for a wrong one has done?

<p>Reparation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to teach a person to accept a set of beliefs uncritically?

<p>To indoctrinate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a tangled mass in something such as hair or wool?

<p>Knot (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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