Jan27 Exercise (TFY C2, Language and Thought )

P62 Chapter Quiz

1. When Frederick Douglass grasped the concept of abolition,he understood it was possible for him to become free.
False
2. Words can be used to do a better or worse job of describing experiences but can never be more than translations of the experiences themselves.
False
3. A dictionary can help us think better when we use it to clear up word confusion.
True
4. Definitions of a word show the word's boundaries.
True
5. Knowing the words for things helps us see them better.
True
6. We do not fully understand a word unless we can define it.
True
7. When people debate a tropic, understanding is greatly helped by their taking the time to define the key terms
True
8. Etymology gives us word histories.
True
9. Pocket dictionaries are sufficient guides for a critical study of word meanings.
False
10. The word ohm comes from the Sanskrit language and means the sound of creation.
True
11. According to most dictionaries, there is more than one acceptable spelling of the word cooperate.
True
12. The term French leave means to say good-bye with a big kiss.
False
13. The prefix in the words insignificant and inflammable means not in Latin.
True
14. The following words all contain the sound called a schwa; mass, polite, placement, bogus, visible.
False
15. The word nausea can be pronounced at least three different ways.
False
16. The word round can function as six different parts of speech; adjective, noun, transitive and intransitive verb, adverb, and preposition.
False
17. Egregious comes from a Latin word meaning standing out from the herd.
True
18. The word nadir in the phrase "the nadir of politics" means the highest point.
False
19. A cogent argument is a convincing one.
True
20. The words decimate means to dice something up into pieces.
True