Multiple choice

Which cluster has all the words that belong to the headword ‘stock’?

  1. Uncommon, dairy, bear, market, merchandise

  2. Breed, inventory, bearish, abnormal, rare

  3. Reputation, confidence, standard, investment, cattle

  4. Commonplace, overused, extraordinary, store, commodity

  5. Family tree, equity, abnormal, choice, hoard
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C Correct answer
Explanation

All of these words belong to the headword stock. The word stock can mean personal reputation or status. It can also mean confidence. To put stock in a statement is to have confidence in it. If a person’s stock is rising, his reputation is increasing. The relationship between stock and investment is obvious. Stock can also refer to animals raised on a farm.

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