Question

Pick out the word from the options that means "a brief statement that expresses a general truth or a common saying or observation".

• A. adore
• B. adage
• C. adorn
• D. adieu

Answer 1

Answer:

B. adage

•    That through which light can pass - Transparent 
•    That through which light cannot pass - Opaque 
•    That through which light can partly pass - Translucent 
•    A sentence whose meaning is unclear - Ambiguous 
•    A place where orphans live - Orphanage 
•    That which cannot be described - Indescribable 
•    That which cannot be imitated - Inimitable  
•    That which cannot be avoided - Inevitable 
•    A position for which no salary is paid - Honorary 
•    That which cannot be defended - Indefensible  
•    That which is not likely to happen - Improbable 
•    People living at the same time - Contemporaries