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Secretly listening to a conversation is called:
  • A. Eavesdrop
  • B. Overhearing
  • C. Pigeonholing
  • D. Spying
A disease that is liable to be transmitted to people through the environment is known as:
  • A. Contagious
  • B. Infectious
  • C. Fatal
  • D. Incurable
A disease spreading from one person or organism to another by contact is known as:
  • A. Contagious
  • B. Infectious
  • C. Unanimous
  • D. Fatal
Something that is hard but liable to break easily is known as:
  • A. Brittle
  • B. Flexible
  • C. Resilient
  • D. Supple
A person fluent in two languages is known as:
  • A. Bilingual
  • B. Bigot
  • C. Bigamy
  • D. Brittle
The action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats is known as:
  • A. Coercion
  • B. Conviction
  • C. Confession
  • D. Cajolement
A narrow piece of land connecting two large masses of land is known as:
  • A. Gulf
  • B. Isthmus
  • C. Peninsula
  • D. Continent
Government by a small group of all-powerful persons is known as:
  • A. Dictatorship
  • B. Monarchy
  • C. Oligarchy
  • D. Anarchy
A person who helps another commit a crime is known as:
  • A. Accomplice
  • B. Amateur
  • C. Cuckold
  • D. Changeling
A game which no one wins is called:
  • A. Tie
  • B. Draw
  • C. Loss
  • D. Toss
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