Question

Melinda is writing a research paper about World War II's Battle of the Bulge. She has discovered the following quote during her research:

"On 16 December powerful German forces struck the lightly held sector of the First Army front south of Monschau in the Ardennes. German armored spearheads drove toward the Mouse River, aiming at Antwerp. Aided by bad weather, a variety of deceptive measures, and the failure of Allied intelligence correctly to interpret the signs of an impending attack, they achieved complete surprise."

7Question 7
Melinda wants to rewrite this quote in her own words; however, she doesn't know what the words in bold mean.

Which is the best tool for her to use to help her find the meaning of the words in the quote?

A.
index
B.
encyclopedia
C.
dictionary
D.
glossary
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Answer 1

C. dictionary

A dictionary gives the definitions of individual words. (A glossary lists terms specific to a single work, an encyclopedia covers broader topics, and an index just points to where items appear in a book.)