9+ quiz40

by on Apr 20, 2021
Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a thermometer?
fulfill means to:
binoculars means :
He said he still continues to support the central bank’s dual mandate for achieving price stability and full employment. In this sentence, dual means:
tilt means to:
Which of the following can be extracted from ore?
pier means :
amber means :
detergent means :
vice versa means :
A small ash was smothered by its huge bulk. In this sentence, bulk means:
Who would be most interested in someone's whereabouts?
On December 30th America’s International Trade Commission approved new tariffs on imports of Chinese steel pipes, which it ruled were being unfairly subsidised. In this sentence, tariffs means:
expire means to:
outweigh means to:
The favoured origin before now for the emergence of tetrapods had been marshy environments, such as ________ or lakes where freshwater dominated.
Meanwhile, the young Mr. Cardinal had been building something of a name for himself as a columnist, specializing in witty comments on international affairs. In this sentence, columnist means:
paradox means :
“It’s political” is the euphemism you hear time and again. In this sentence, euphemism means:
The German oarsmen were courteous but hardly gushing with enthusiasm to see them. In this sentence, courteous means:
comprise means to:
So public service announcements might depict the lives of citizens and their children “in the most Dickensian manner — ‘This is what your life will be like if x happens.’ ” In this sentence, depict means to:
The meeting also discussed whether an expert panel should be set up to collate research on biodiversity - analogous to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - but there is as yet no consensus. In this sentence, analogous means:
This spring, however, the Emily Dickinson Museum has brought the poet’s beloved orchard back to life, planting a small ________ of heirloom apples and pears grown by the Dickinsons — Baldwins, Westfield Seek-No-Furthers, Winter Nelis — on a sunny corner of the property near Triangle Street in Amherst, Mass.
From the gables above her head came the chirp of ________, mingled with the occasional night murmurs of nesting birds.
analogous means :
In an interview Ms. Sodderland spoke about her ________ role as subject and director.
It was also used to refine gold and silver ________, something still practiced by gold miners in Brazil’s Amazon basin.
Before he disappeared from Amman in February last year, he told his family that to move to the United States he had to take an exam on March 31 to establish his medical credentials. In this sentence, credentials means:
Chinese Web users frequently use "harmonize" as a ________ for censorship.

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