Answer:
A word is a SYNONYM for minimize and the influence of Gandhi on the people of India is described below in detail.
Explanation:
Minimize, disparage, denigrate, disparage(verb) beginning to seem less severe; play down. "Don't disparage his influence" Synonyms: calumniate, smear, denigrate, disparage, asperse, besmirch, diminish, defamation, pick at, disgrace, smirch, downplay, minimize, defame, belittle, understate, humiliate.
Gandhiji led a simplistic life. He supported people in need without demanding anything in replacement. He performed an important role in struggling against British control and presenting India as an independent country.
Answer:
To give the reader something to think about.
Explanation:
I think.
Answer:
Ishmael and Queequeg arrive in Nantucket with no further misadventure. Ishmael fills this brief chapter with a rhapsody on the nature of Nantucket, where, as the story goes, a small Native American boy was once carried by a bird, and where his family went after to find him, and settled, thus founding the town. Nantucket is now almost entirely a port for whaling and fishing, and Ishmael remarks that, although the great colonial powers of the earth seek far and wide for land to add to their empires, Nantucket “controls two-thirds of the world” because its denizens control the seas, and make their money in pursuit of “walruses and whales.”
Explanation:
Answer: A
. to give some examples of the different characteristics of minerals
Explanation:
Generally, when a claim is made, it needs to be backed up by evidence which will give it credence. This is what happened here.
First the writer stated that minerals had different characteristics. The author then presented evidence of these different characteristics by showing that minerals can be classified based on their shape, color, and hardness thereby giving credence to the statement that minerals do in fact have different characteristics.