| Word | force |
|---|---|
| QType | L |
| Instructions | In this sentence, force means: |
| Sentence | The traditional will feel the force of modernization much more profoundly. |
| Source | The World Is Flat |
| Source URL | https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312425074?tag=vocabularyc00-20 |
| Source Title | The World Is Flat |
| Choices | a benefit gained from something | a time when something begins | a feeling of irritation or impatience | a powerful effect or influence |
| Correct Answer | a powerful effect or influence |
| Blurb | Force describes a physical energy that can be seen or felt. If you've ever walked outside in a blizzard, you've experienced the force, or strength, of the wind. May the force be with you! Force has other meanings as well. A powerful person can exert a force just by using particular words or body language. Written words can exert a force, or have a strong influence, on your opinion. As a verb, force means to make something happen using physical strength or some other powerful effort, which is what you do when you try to force a square peg into a round hole through vigorous pounding. And of course, in the Star Wars movie franchise, the force refers to the mystical energy contained in all living things. May that definition of this word always be with you. |
| Level | 1 |
| Frequency | 0.066666667 |
| Page Frequency | once / 15 pages |
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