Instructions: Identify each of the following definitions as a synonym definition, class definition, or definition by negation. Select the letter of the correct answer. To be ornery is to be mean-spirited and disagreeable.
A) synonym definition
B) class definition
C) definition by negation

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The definition of "ornery" is being equated with the terms "mean-spirited and disagreeable," which are synonyms. Therefore, this is a synonym definition. This definition is providing a synonym (a word with the same or nearly the same meaning) for "ornery." It is stating that if someone is "ornery," they are also "mean-spirited and disagreeable." Therefore, the correct answer is A - synonym definition.

Instructions: Identify Each of the Following Definitions as a Synonym