Multiple Choice
Ahmed was recounting his recent hiking trip to friends and described how he often had to lie down on a very narrow pathway. Marvin approaches the group and hears only the end of the conversation where Ahmed states, "I am proud to say I perfected the art of lying." Marvin suddenly feels very differently about Ahmed. This semantic misunderstanding is due to what type of word?
A) convergent words
B) equivocal words
C) relative words
D) semantic equivalents
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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