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character The renovation preserved the ________ of the home while modernizing it, adding radiant heating, dual-zone air conditioning and new electrical and plumbing systems. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2015/05/15/plenty-of-sunshine-to-be-found-in-this-restored-1871-italianate-home/ character | disintegration | equality | leadership In this question, character is a noun that means a property that defines the individual nature of something. 1 once / 21 pages

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F Washington Post Plenty of sunshine to be found in this restored 1871 Italianate home character When Martin Luther King, Jr. said he looked forward to the day when all Americans would be judged solely "by the content of their character," he was talking about a person's essential qualities. "Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character," a guy called The Wolf advises a young woman named Raquel in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. The line illustrates three different senses of the word, which can mean "moral strength or reputation" (what Raquel lacks), "a person in a work of fiction" (what The Wolf and Raquel literally are), or, by extension, "a colorful personality" (what Raquel has). A fourth usage is "the distinctive nature of a person or thing," a meaning reflected in the word's origins. In Greek, a kharaktēr was a stamping tool, used to give something a distinctive mark. 0.047619048

Word	character
QType	F
Sentence	The renovation preserved the ________ of the home while modernizing it, adding radiant heating, dual-zone air conditioning and new electrical and plumbing systems.
Source	Washington Post
Source URL	https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2015/05/15/plenty-of-sunshine-to-be-found-in-this-restored-1871-italianate-home/
Source Title	Plenty of sunshine to be found in this restored 1871 Italianate home
Choices	character \| disintegration \| equality \| leadership
Correct Answer	character
Definition	In this question, character is a noun that means a property that defines the individual nature of something.
Blurb	When Martin Luther King, Jr. said he looked forward to the day when all Americans would be judged solely "by the content of their character," he was talking about a person's essential qualities. "Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character," a guy called The Wolf advises a young woman named Raquel in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. The line illustrates three different senses of the word, which can mean "moral strength or reputation" (what Raquel lacks), "a person in a work of fiction" (what The Wolf and Raquel literally are), or, by extension, "a colorful personality" (what Raquel has). A fourth usage is "the distinctive nature of a person or thing," a meaning reflected in the word's origins. In Greek, a kharaktēr was a stamping tool, used to give something a distinctive mark.
Level	1
Frequency	0.047619048
Page Frequency	once / 21 pages

Character Raquel Home Nature Wolf Person Distinctive F