Word | produce |
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QType | L |
Instructions | In this sentence, produced means: |
Sentence | U.S. farmers produced a smaller crop this season and the scramble by cotton merchants has further depleted stocks. |
Source | Reuters |
Source URL | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cotton-warehousing-aluminum-insight/is-cotton-the-new-aluminum-warehouse-queues-rise-along-with-tempers-idUSKBN0E80LK20140528 |
Source Title | Is cotton the new aluminum? Warehouse queues rise, along with tempers |
Choices | interlaced by or as if by weaving | burned with heat, fire, or radiation | enlarged beyond the bounds or the truth | cultivated by growing |
Correct Answer | cultivated by growing |
Blurb | To produce is to create, manufacture, or cultivate. We rely on agriculture to produce food and artists to produce art. As a noun, produce (accented first syllable) is the product of gardening: fruits and vegetables. The verb form of this word (accented last syllable) has several meanings, all related to making, creating, bringing forth, or raising. At the airport, you might be asked to produce (show) some identification. To produce results is to get a job done or to have something to show for your work. To produce children is to give birth to them or raise them. |
Level | 1 |
Frequency | 0.047619048 |
Page Frequency | once / 21 pages |
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