Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
contention
1. Contention: claim; thesis. demand for something due or believed to be due. Does this word have two definitions? One is claim, the other one is demand for something that is deserved? I don't really get the meaning.
2. "They spurned democracy and would have been shocked to see themselves held up as its defenders." The phrase “help up” means a) delayed b) cited c)accommodated d) carried e) waylaid I chose c), but the answer was b). WHY? Help up means like they supported democracy, as if its defenders.
Thanks for help.
2. "They spurned democracy and would have been shocked to see themselves held up as its defenders." The phrase “help up” means a) delayed b) cited c)accommodated d) carried e) waylaid I chose c), but the answer was b). WHY? Help up means like they supported democracy, as if its defenders.
Thanks for help.
Top answer
#1 contention = • noun 1 heated disagreement . There is contention about the future of American forces in Iraq 2 an assertion. It is my contention that you have made a major mistake.
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#1 contention = • noun 1 heated disagreement.There is contention about the future of American forces in Iraq 2 an assertion. It is my contention that you have made a major mistake.
Where did you find the definition you have provided?
#2 To be held up as s
Where did you find the definition you have provided?
#2 To be held up as s
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