| Word | general |
|---|---|
| QType | H |
| Instructions | In this sentence, general means: |
| Sentence | But does a politician's general knowledge really matter? |
| Source | BBC |
| Source URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35978013 |
| Source Title | Why politicians shouldn't do quizzes - BBC News |
| Choices | broad | ignorant | scanty | economic |
| Correct Answer | broad |
| Definition | In this question, general is an adjective that means not specialized or limited to one class of things. |
| Blurb | If I ask you to give me a general sense of how a car works, I'm looking for you to describe the two or three main principals in a few minutes, not to open the hood, take apart your engine, and tell me everything you know. General comes from the French word générale, which means "common to all people," but we use it for more than just people. You might inquire about the general habits of schoolchildren, or the general temperature at night in the desert. And when someone's a general in the army or another organization, like the Surgeon General of the United States, for example, that means they oversee everything. So "general" is a high ranking, because generals are in charge of so many. |
| Level | 1 |
| Frequency | 0.083333333 |
| Page Frequency | once / 12 pages |
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