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By Callie Hammond

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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  1. Enrich Your Word Power By Callie Hammond

  2. Instructions • Read the question • Click on the answer • Don’t click anywhere else or it may go to the wrong slide.

  3. Question 1 Rebuttal Noun • A. Suggestion • B. Rebuke • C. Unkind refusal • D. Opposing argument

  4. 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

  5. Question 2 Interpolate Verb A. To clarify B. Investigate C. Reverse D. Insert

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Question 3 Superlative Adjective A. Supreme B. Powerful C. Legendary D. Necessary

  10. Question 3 AnswerCorrect! A: Supreme; of outstanding quality. Latin superlatus (exaggerated). Next Question

  11. Question 4 Vantage Noun A. Competitive superiority B. Pride C. Cutting edge D. Turning point

  12. Question 4 AnswerCorrect! A: Competitive superiority; position giving a broad perspective; as, the vantage that comes from experience. Old French avantage Next Question

  13. Question 5 Truism Noun A. Guess B. Questionable statement C. Discovery D. Obvious truth

  14. 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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