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This _________ was firm. (noun)
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This _________ was firm. (noun)
1. assertion (uh SUR shun) : a declaration or statement
2. denial, rejection, negation
3. statement, claim, declaration
Because the child was so young, I worked hard to give her ______ answers to her questions. (adjective)
1. cogent (KOH jent) : convincing; reasonable
2. Weak, impotent, ineffective
3. Persuasive, compelling, fitting
The chemists schematized the various reactions in a ________ fashion. (adjective)
1. coherent (koh HEER unt) : logically connected
2. Irrational, confused, disordered
3. Consistent, orderly, logical
To make perfect pie dough, you must mix the ingredients until they are ________. (cohesive)
1. cohesive (koh HEE sive) : condition of sticking together
2. Detached, divided, isolated
3. Tough, united, solid
While the professor's lectures were designed to be ________, they only served to confuse the students. (adjective)
1. didactic (dye-dak-tik) : intended to instruct
2. Ignorant, untaught, unlearned
3. Educational, instructional, informational
The _________ between the two candidates has not been friendly. (noun)
1. discourse (DIS kors) : verbal expression or exchange; conversation
2. Silent, quiet, ignore
3. Lecture, talk, speech
The force of his _________ easily persuaded them. (noun)
1. eloquence (EH lo kwens) : the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
2. Dullness, silence, obscurity
3. Fluency, rhetoric, oratory
The _____ motion of a cat. (adjective)
1. fluid (FLOO id) : easily flowing
2. Solid, unchangeable, constant,
3. Fluent, liquid, flowing
The belt in my father's hand was a clear ___________ I was in trouble. (noun)
1. implication (imp li KAY shun) : the act of suggesting or hinting
2. Exception, exclusion, frivolity
3. Hint, significance, connotation
Because the medicine made Lisa drowsy, she was not very _____. (adjective)
1. lucid (LOO sid) : easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
2. Confusing, muddled, ambiguous
3. Clear, transparent, understandable
The speaker's powerful ________ amazed nearly all of the audience. (noun)1. rhetoric (RET uh rik) : The art of using language effectively and persuasively 2. Quiet, conciseness, rant 3. Oratory, address, composition