Multiple choice

Directions: Select the word or phrase closest in meaning to the given word.

Mottle

  1. spoil

  2. mark with spots

  3. erase

  4. colour
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B Correct answer
Explanation

To mottle means to mark with spots or patches of different colors, like the pattern on some animals or marble. 'Mark with spots' is the precise definition. Spoil, erase, and colour are incorrect - mottling is a specific spotted pattern, not generic coloring or destruction.

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