The meaning of "ostracize" as used in the passage is: Exclude or expel from a group.
Look at the word ostracize in the passage below.
In the late 1990s, a deposit of more than 150 broken pottery pieces was uncovered during an archaeological excavation in Athens, Greece. The shards had been used as ballots in a special kind of election conducted in Athens during the 5th century BCE. When elections occurred - once a year, at most - citizens could vote to ostracize a leader whom they believed had become too powerful or potentially dangerous to democracy. Anyone receiving more than 6000 votes was forced to leave the city within 10 days and was not permitted to return for 10 years. Once their period of exile ended, these banished politicians could, and sometimes did, return to the city. The practice lasted about 70 years, ending after
417 BCE.
What is the meaning of ostracize as used in the passage?
(1 point)
• Exclude or expel from a group
• Criticize using formal language
• Nominate through secretive means
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The root greg means group. What does the word aggregation mean? (1 point)
• A collection of different things
• An ordering of events
• A law regulating the distribution of goods
• A collection of different things
• An ordering of events
• A law regulating the distribution of goods
The word "aggregation" means: A collection of different things.
The root pens means weigh out or distribute. What does the word recompense mean? (1 point)
• To give money to a person for a service or a loss
• To sue a person for injury or harm
• To contribute to a person's well-being
• To give money to a person for a service or a loss
• To sue a person for injury or harm
• To contribute to a person's well-being
The word "recompense" means: To give money to a person for a service or a loss.
Read the source of the allusion.
The Titanic was a luxury steamship touted as indestructible, but in 1912, on its maiden voyage, it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
The politicians staff decided it was time to get off the Titanic, so they left the campaign and started looking for other jobs.
(1 point)
• A large project facing failure
• A boring or monotonous project
The Titanic was a luxury steamship touted as indestructible, but in 1912, on its maiden voyage, it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
The politicians staff decided it was time to get off the Titanic, so they left the campaign and started looking for other jobs.
(1 point)
• A large project facing failure
• A boring or monotonous project
The meaning of the allusion in the sentence is: A large project facing failure.