The word “dictates” in line 8 is closest in meaning to
Giải thích: Dictate (v) = ra lệnh, chỉ đạo
Determine (v) = quyết định
Dịch nghĩa: For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter = Ví dụ, đôi khi hình dạng hoặc hoa văn trong một mảnh đá hay gỗ cho thấy, có lẽ thậm chí quyết định, không chỉ hình thức cuối cùng, mà cả chủ đề.
A. reads aloud (v) = đọc to
C. includes (v) = bao gồm
D. records (v) = ghi lại, lưu trữ lạiIn line 27, the word “concentrated” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
The piece titled The Priestess has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
According to the passage, which of the following contributed to a decline in the
demand for painted portrait?
How does direct carving differ from the nineteenth-century tradition of sculpture?
All of the following are mentioned in the passage as areas that involved state
governments in the nineteenth century EXCEPT
According to the passage, why did the Census Bureau revise the definition of urban in 1950?
Which of the following activities was the responsibility of the federal
government in the nineteenth century?
According to the passage, which of the following has contributed to the intense nature of twenty-first-century stress?
Which of the following can be inferred about the theory of plate tectonics?