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What is a theatron

theatre

Acid is correctly diluted with water by this method

adding acid to the water

To heat fluid in a test tube the container should be no more than

1/3 Full

The correct method of removing a glass stopper is to grasp it

between the secon and third finger

From which of these terms is the word ballet derived

ballo


The word ballet comes from the French and was borrowed into English around 1630.
Which of these items would be best to use to remove debris from a small container

Test tube brush

Jazz bands at the turn of the century featured a front line of which instruments

cornet, clarinet, and trombone

Should the t in accept be doubled before the suffix ing is added

No, accept -accepted, accepting. The last consonant is usually doubled in short words, ending in a vowel + one consonant: get -getting, swim - swimming, run -running. There are some examples for two-syllable words as well: commit - committing, admit -admitting, travel -travelling. etc.

What was the first product to be banned from television advertising

cigarettes

What is the original language from which jaunty comes

"Jaunty" comes from the Old French word "gentil."

What is the original language from which gambit comes

Italian, from gambetto 'to trip the leg'

From what two languages does the word jeopardy come

The word is taken from the 13th Century Anglo French - jeu parti, meaning a divided game. It became 'ioparde', changing into its modern form over time. There is also a suggestion that iit derived from the Latin 'jocus' a jest, plus 'partir' meaning to divide', suggesting a stratogem with a sense of danger.

An outline may be of two types a topic outline or a outline

topic outline

sentence outline

What is a homophone for jetty

jetty

How far back can the oldest Greek myths be traced

to gaea and ouranus

Which country does the word tornado come from

It likely cannot be traced back to a single country. It is known that the word originates from the Spanish language.

Which language does the word jubilant come from

Jubilant is derived from the Latin word, jubilare, meaning 'to shout with joy.'

What language is wharf denizen

"wharf denizen" is English. A wharf is another word for pier, and a denizen is another word for inhabitant.

What is the word which means when a word in an original language is used in a different language such as when the Romans kept the original Greek word and its correct ending but in the Latin alphabet

transliteration

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