Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct meaning for the given word.

Touchstone

  1. Human

  2. Criterion

  3. Lover

  4. Assumed
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A touchstone is literally a black stone used to test the purity of gold or silver by the streak left on it. Figuratively, it means a standard, criterion, or benchmark by which the quality or genuineness of something is tested or judged.

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