Answer: A. Definitions
Dictionaries are one of the general references found in libraries wherein you don't have to read it from cover to cover. All you have to do is to scan on specific words you are looking for. All the dictionaries provide definitions however,not all of them gives the language origin, history of the word and even synonyms.
“Smile, Mila! Smile!” When my little sister was almost three years old, she would <span>repeat</span> this every day when I walked in the door from school. Fill in the blanks in order.
Answer: D. They reveal that Belgium had false motivations for colonizing Africa.
Possible Answer: A. They reveal the central goal of European colonies in Africa.
Explanation: Paragraph 7 explains how Leopold plans of “abolishing slavery” and “establishing harmony” was all a scam. Leading to paragraph 8 revealing that Leopold was only focused on his personal business venture. D sounds like it’s the correct answer because his motivations were false, but the other European colonies were also focused on growing their power, so A could possibly be the correct answer too.
First,
let us define each word with their dictionary definitions:
Confuse
is making a person not certain or unable to understand onto something.
Meander
is a ‘winding path or course’ (e.g. a river or a road)
Harangue
is a speech which is forceful or angry
Distract
is causing someone ‘to stop thinking about or paying attention’ onto something
or someone
With
the words and their meaning, the word that is most likely to have a negative
flavor or connotation is letter C: Harangue.
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