PTE Short Answer Questions
1
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What is the time of the day just
before the sunset
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Dusk
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2
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What is the highest point of a
mountain
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Summit
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3
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How many sides does a polygon
(A closed plane figure bounded by straight sides) have
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More than one/ Many
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8
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What is the study of plants
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Botany
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9
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What is the study of animals
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Zoology
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10
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How many quarters does a calendar
year have
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Four
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11
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How many months does a calendar year
have
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Twelve
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12
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What is the table of contents at the
beginning of a book called
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Index
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13
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How many years does a millennium
have
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Thousand
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14
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How many years does a decade have
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Ten
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15
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How many years does a Century
have
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Hundred
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16
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Where are ships anchored
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Harbour
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17
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What is the one word for "
Pertaining to the sun"
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Solar
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18
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What is the opposite of Complex
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Simple
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19
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Branch of natural sciences dealing
with composition of substances and their properties
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Chemistry
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20
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The science of matter and energy and
their interactions
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Physics
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21
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Science dealing with logic of
quantity, shape and arrangement
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Mathematics
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22
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A large body of water constituting a
principal part of the hydrosphere
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Ocean
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23
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How many zeroes does one million have
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Six
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24
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How many zeroes does one billion have
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Nine
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25
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What is a Giraffe
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Animal
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26
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a piece of enclosed land planted with
fruit trees ?
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Orchard
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27
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It is the southernmost latitude where the
Sun can be directly overhead
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Tropic of Capricorn
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28
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an area of land and its buildings, used for
growing crops
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Farm
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29
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1. Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
2. An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner 3. he sounds produced by singers or musical instruments |
Music
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30
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a long poem, typically one derived
from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or
legendary figures or the past history of a nation
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Epic
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31
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Any of numerous plants of the
orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful
colours
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Orchid
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32
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All the plant life in a
particular region or period
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Flora
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33
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All the animal life in a particular
region or period
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Fauna
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34
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A piece of furniture with a
writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
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Desk
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35
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1. A piece of furniture having a smooth
flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
2. A set of data arranged in rows and columns |
Table
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36
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1. A seat for one person, with a
support for the back
2. Preside over |
Chair
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37
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A telecommunication system that
transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
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Television
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38
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A porch or entrance to a building
consisting of a covered and often columned area
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Portico
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39
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The front of a building
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Façade
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40
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1. A building that houses a collection of books and
other materials
2. A room where books are kept 3. A collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing 4. A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study 5. (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use |
Library
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41
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1. The science of mental life
2. The mental characteristics of a particular person |
PSYCHOLOGY
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42
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1. Any personal belief about how to live or how to
2. The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics 3. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
PHILOSOPHY
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43
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A periodic publication containing
pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or
subscribe to it
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Magazine
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44
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A low woody perennial plant usually
having several major stems
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Shrub
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45
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The main part of photosynthesis and
transpiration in higher plants
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Leaf
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46
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The ripened reproductive part of a
seed plant
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Fruit
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47
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A Government by a king or queen
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Monarchy
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48
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A Government by one
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Autocracy
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49
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A Government by the Nobles
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Aristocracy
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50
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A Government by the few
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Oligarchy
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51
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A Government by the officials
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Bureaucracy
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52
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A Government by the people
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Democracy
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53
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A Government by the rich
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Plutocracy
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54
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A study of birds
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Ornithology
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55
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A study of races
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Ethnology
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56
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Absence of government
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Anarchy
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57
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Belonging to the Middle Ages
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Medieval
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58
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Celebration of a hundredth year, once
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Centenary
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59
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General pardon for political
offenders
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Amnesty
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60
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One who is new to a trade or
profession
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Novice
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61
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One who looks on the bright side of
things
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Optimist
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62
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One who looks on the dark side of
things
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Pessimist
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63
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One who speaks less
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Reticent
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64
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Practice of having several wives
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Polygamy
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65
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Practice of having several husbands
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Polyandry
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66
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Practice of having two wives or
husbands
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Bigamy
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67
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That is prohibited by law
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Illicit
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68
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That through which light cannot pass
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Opaque
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69
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That through which light can partly
pass
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Translucent
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70
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That through which light can pass
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Transparent
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71
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That which is against law
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Illegal
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72
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A book written by an unknown author
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Anonymous
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73
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What is A.M
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Ante Meridiem
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74
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What is P.M
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Post Meridiem
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75
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0 degree longitude
The longitude that divides the earth in East and West hemispehere |
Prime Meridian
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76
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What is A.D
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Anno Domini
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77
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What is B.C
|
Before Christ
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78
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A form of socialism that abolishes
private ownership, favouring collectivism in a classless society
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Communism
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79
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An economic system based on
private ownership of capital
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Capitalism
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80
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An economic system based on
state ownership of capital
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Socialism
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81
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A doctrine that rejects religion and
religious considerations
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Secularism
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82
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Abbreviations
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83
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An indentation of a shoreline larger
than a cove but smaller than a gulf
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Bay
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84
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A relatively flat highland
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Plateau
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85
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A division of an ocean or a large
body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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Sea
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86
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A large natural stream of water
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River
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87
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Someone who supervises the actors and
directs the action in the production of a show
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Director
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88
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Terrace
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89
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Electronic equipment that
converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances
and then converts received signals back into sounds
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Telephone
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90
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the part of a computer (a
microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
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Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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91
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An architectural partition with a
height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose
an area or to support another structure
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Wall
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92
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Mall
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|
93
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The science or practice of drawing
maps
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Cartography
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94
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A line of latitude near but
to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at
which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the
southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern
summer solstice
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Arctic circle
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95
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A line of latitude north of
the south pole
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Antarctic circle
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96
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180 degree longitude
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International date line
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97
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90 degree N latitude
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North pole
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98
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90 degree S Latitude
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South pole
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99
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Existing in fact whether with
lawful authority or not
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De Facto
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100
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The existing
state of affairs
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Status Quo
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101
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Anglo
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102
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Franco
|
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103
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A long depression in the surface of
the land that usually contains a river
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Valley
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104
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A strip of land projecting into a
body of water
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Cape
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105
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Nationalities
|
|
106
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Run at a moderately swift pace;
run for exercise
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Jog
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107
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FYI
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For Your Information
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108
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ASAP
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As Soon As Possible
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109
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UFO
|
Unidentified Flying Object
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110
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DOB
|
Date Of Birth
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111
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BTW
|
By The Way
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112
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NASA
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National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
|
113
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An arm of a sea or ocean partly
enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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Gulf
|
114
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A low triangular area of
alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger
body of water
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Delta
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115
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The principal character in a work of
fiction
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protagonist
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116
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The watery layer of the earth's
surface; includes water vapour
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Hydrosphere
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117
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A field of cultivated and mowed grass
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Lawn
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118
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relating to the sky
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Celestial
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119
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Cooking
|
|
120
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to make something become liquid
through heating.
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Melt
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121
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To cook foods (primarily meat) on a
grill by using fire or hot coals
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barbecue
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122
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To cook in an oven by using heat.
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Bake
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123
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To press and stretch dough, usually
used with making bread
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knead
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124
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To transfer liquid from one container
to another
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Pour
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125
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To prepare food by heating it, so the
food is not raw
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Cook
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126
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To put two or more things together
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Combine
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127
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To divide into small parts by rubbing
on a serrated surface, usually used with cheese
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Grate
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128
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To separate or divide by using a
knife
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Cut
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129
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To mix liquid ingredients by moving a
spoon around in a circular motion
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Stir
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130
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Jubilees
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131
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Silver
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25
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132
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Golden
|
50
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133
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Diamond
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60
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134
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Platinum
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75
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135
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Titanium
|
100
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136
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The existing
state of affairs
|
Status Quo
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137
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An artisan who makes jewellery and
other objects out of gold
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GOLDSMITH
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138
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A smith who forges and shapes iron
with a hammer and anvil
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BLACKSMITH
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139
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A shop where hairdressers and
beauticians work
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SALON
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140
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A person who makes or repairs shoes
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COBBLER
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