Male lions have large, dark manes. They use their manes as an ..... tool when confronted by other animals or by other males

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Male lions have large, dark manes. They use their manes as an ..... tool when confronted by other animals or by other males. (*) affectionate (*) intimidation (*) nurturing (*) warm

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The answer is “intimidation”.

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That’s right. The answer is a compound noun which consists of the two nouns ‘intimidation’ and ‘tool’. How would you describe what an intimidation tool is?

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intimidation-tool is an instrument, like a gun, that someone uses to provoking fear when it is threatened. In that case the manes. Am I right? Thanks.

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Yes, this pretty much sums it up.

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