LandaBooks Work Quiz Answers: CRUDE
- Crudites (from French crudite, rawness) are bite-sized vegetable strips, often served as appetizers with a dip. Either a plural or singular verb works with this noun.
- A raptor (Latin, one who seizes by force) is a bird of prey—e.g., a hawk, owl, or erne.
- Urbanity (from Latin urbānus, of a city) means elegant, refined, polite. She said I don’t got much urbanity, which clearly ain’t so.
- A demitasse (French, literally a half-cup) is a small cup, usually for serving strong black coffee or espresso after dinner.
- An etude (via French, from Latin studium, to study) is a musical composition, usually written for students to practice on.
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