| Word | mean |
|---|---|
| QType | H |
| Instructions | In this sentence, means means: |
| Sentence | “Animal rights” is a loaded term, and even animal rights supporters cannot agree as to what it means. |
| Source | Salon |
| Source URL | https://www.salon.com/2016/06/26/claws_for_concern_hillary_clinton_is_conveniently_vague_when_it_comes_to_animal_rights/ |
| Source Title | Claws for concern: Hillary Clinton is conveniently vague when it comes to animal rights |
| Choices | activates | conceals | opposes | connotes |
| Correct Answer | connotes |
| Definition | In this question, mean is a verb that means to denote or connote. |
| Blurb | If you got a fortune cookie with the message "Your future will contain many bananas," you might ask, "What on earth does that mean?" In other words, you wonder what the intention or meaning of the fortune might be. Mean is one of those ordinary, everyday words with lots of different meanings. The adjective mean can describe someone who's stingy or ungenerous, but it also means "unkind or unfair," which is what a little kid intends to convey when she yells at her mother, "You're mean!" In the sentence, "She lived in a mean little house," mean has yet another meaning, this time being "shabby or poor." |
| Level | 1 |
| Frequency | 0.111111111 |
| Page Frequency | once / 9 pages |
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