Inflate, overdo,overdraw,distort
I would say, Simile because this compares the feeling of seeing the machine to being stabbed by a dozen awls. Similes use like or as to compare two different objects, so that is what leads me to believe this. It cannot be a symbol, because that does not represent anything. It cannot be personification because it does not take a nonliving object and give it human features. I would say that's it a metaphor, but it uses as, so I firmly believe that it is a simile..
The correct answer is B. A borrowed word.
The word croissant came from the word "crescent." Thus, because of the shape of the croissant, the word was probably borrowed from crescent. So that's how they named the word. By borrowing it from the word crescent. I hope this answer helped you.
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A busy market place is full of people and is always bustling with activity. There are the different sellers who are part of the crowd and they are trying to entice the buyers to buy their products.