verb
make or become hard or solid.
"the magma slowly solidifies and forms crystals"
Similar:
harden
go hard
set
freeze
ice over/up
gel
thicken
stiffen
congeal
clot
coagulate
curdle
cake
dry
bake
consolidate
ossify
fossilize
petrify
gelatinize
Opposite:
liquefy
melt
thaw
gasify
make stronger; reinforce.
Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles.
<em>[T]he Germans committed some blunders in the way they sent their secret radio messages, giving the British help in their task. The first mistake of German intelligence was the error of arrogance, believing that the British were not up to the challenge of deciphering their messages. Another mistake they made was sending duplicates and even triplicates of some of their messages, with each one using a different cipher key.</em>
Question: Which word best describes the tone of the passage?
Options:
- Critical
- Apologetic
- Objective
- Discouraged
Answer: The correct answer is: <u>Critical.</u>
Explanation: A critical tone is used to express an analysis of merits and faults of something or someone. The passage talks about The German's secret radio messages against the British. It expresses adverse and disapproving comments towards the Germans, by mentioning that The German intelligence was arrogant and that they committed terrible mistakes in the way they sent their secret radio messages.
Answer:
Explanation:
She does not know the grammar rules in English. ... With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm." This last was one of her many Dominican sayings she had imported into her scrambled English.
Incident in a factory that employs illegal Mexican immigrants. When the border police arrive the factory boss tells the workers to run. Soto's workers are forced to run for their lives, so his use of the word jogging is meant tongue-in-cheek.
Organizing an outline would be your answer.
