Types of Definition
Authored by Haidee Jandayan
English
10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Identify what type of definition is given in the following italicized words.
Merriam Webster defines deceit (noun) as the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid .
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Identify what type of definition is given in the following italicized words.
Tacit, also referred to as unexpressed, is what her parents did about the approval of borrowing money.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Identify what type of definition is given in the following italicized words.
“Some blame the Philippines’s corruption problem on the merging of Filipino traditions with American institutions. One Filipino political scientist told Smithsonian magazine, “Americans taught us the idea of honesty and integrity in civil service but local culture conflicts with the democratic model.”
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Identify what type of definition is given in the following italicized words.
Bliss is like paradise or heaven in which someone feels complete happiness.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Identify what type of definition is given in the following italicized words.
Nautical sense of "leave of absence" is from 1758. Meaning "unrestrained action, conduct, or expression" (1550s) led to take liberties "go beyond the bounds of propriety" (1620s)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Identify what type of definition is given in the following italicized words.
Bullying occurs when someone uses his or her power or prestige to intimidate and terrorize another person. At times, the bully pushes someone around to get something specific from that person, but at other times, the bully simply is mean just to watch the other person squirm. Tormenting anyone for any reason is inappropriate and should not be tolerated.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Identify what type of definition is given in the following italicized words.
Once upon a time, bullying in schools only referred to the students who forced the smaller students to give up their lunch money or the ones who beat them up after school. In recent years, many schools have cracked down on bullying and have strict zero-tolerance policies.
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