| Word | moment |
|---|---|
| QType | H |
| Instructions | In this sentence, moment means: |
| Sentence | It appears that ecosystems are a lot like trust: They take a moment to break, and forever to rebuild. |
| Source | Washington Post |
| Source URL | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/11/07/how-long-did-it-take-for-life-to-rebound-after-the-death-of-the-dinosaurs/ |
| Source Title | How long did it take for life to rebound after the death of the dinosaurs? |
| Choices | minute | mountain | majority | mallet |
| Correct Answer | minute |
| Definition | In this question, moment is a noun that means an indefinitely short time. |
| Blurb | A moment is a particular point in time. Some moments you remember forever: like the moment you earned your driver's license or the moment you learned that you passed your organic chemistry class. A moment is a short, but unspecified, amount of time. At Thanksgiving, you are supposed to take a moment to be grateful for friends and family. Or maybe you have been asked to observe a "moment of silence" for a national tragedy. Moment can also mean "importance." If you say something is "of little moment," then you are saying it doesn't matter. |
| Level | 1 |
| Frequency | 0.071428571 |
| Page Frequency | once / 14 pages |
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