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Questions
Choices
1. AR + ? = Entry
Personal pronoun
2. AR + ? = Willful destruction by fire
Beam of light
3. AR + ? = Passionate
Freudian concept
4. AR + ? = Pointed weapon
Depression
5. AR + ? = A series or formation
Competitor
6. AR + ? = Military strength
Relax
7. AR + ? = Parched
Walking stick
8. AR + ? = Take into custody
Male child
9. AR + ? = Silver
Fight
10. AR + ? = Esoteric
Man
Select each answer
Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. AR + ? = Entry
Answer: Competitor
AR + Rival = Arrival
Other synonyms for rival are contender, opponent and challenger.
2. AR + ? = Willful destruction by fire
Answer: Male child
AR + Son = Arson
Arson is characterized as a crime. The destruction can be of property or wide lands and forests.
3. AR + ? = Passionate
Answer: Depression
AR + Dent = Ardent
The word ardent has come to English from Latin ('ardere' meant 'to burn') via French.
4. AR + ? = Pointed weapon
Answer: Fight
AR + Row = Arrow
The earliest remains of arrow like projectiles were found in Sibudu Cave, an important Middle Stone Age site in South Africa. They are believed to date back to over 60,000 years.
5. AR + ? = A series or formation
Answer: Beam of light
AR + Ray = Array
Arrays are commonly used in computer technology. They are used to store data for computer programs.
6. AR + ? = Military strength
Answer: Personal pronoun
AR + My = Army
There are many countries in the world which do not have their own armies. For instance, Costa Rica abolished its army in 1948.
7. AR + ? = Parched
Answer: Freudian concept
AR + Id = Arid
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian psychoanalyst. He propounded the theory of the unconscious and subconscious mind and is known as the "Father of Psychiatry".
8. AR + ? = Take into custody
Answer: Relax
AR + Rest = Arrest
While usually to arrest someone means to put them into jail, people can also be kept under house arrest, where they are not allowed to leave their houses. A famous example of this was the Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest for 15 years.
9. AR + ? = Silver
Answer: Man
AR + Gent = Argent
Argent comes from the Latin word 'argentum' which is also the name for the element silver. It is used to describe the silver colour used in heraldry.
10. AR + ? = Esoteric
Answer: Walking stick
AR + Cane = Arcane
Other synonyms for arcane are mysterious, clandestine, enigmatic and covert.
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