Which word is a synonym for amuse in this sentence: Some people think that fairy tales are just stories to amuse children, but their universal and enduring appeal may be due to more serious reasons.

Which is the definition for universal in this sentence: Some people think that fairy tales are just stories to amuse children, but their universal and enduring appeal may be due to more serious reasons.

Which word is a synonym for enduring in this sentence: Some people think that fairy tales are just stories to amuse children, but their universal and enduring appeal may be due to more serious reasons.

Which word is a synonym for appeal in this sentence: Some people think that fairy tales are just stories to amuse children, but their universal and enduring appeal may be due to more serious reasons.

Which word is a synonym for serious in this sentence: Some people think that fairy tales are just stories to amuse children, but their universal and enduring appeal may be due to more serious reasons.

Which word is a synonym for variety in this sentence: People of every culture tell each other fairy tales but the same story often takes a variety of forms in different parts of the world.

Which is the definition for be familiar with in this sentence: In the story of Little Red Riding Hood that European children are familiar with, a young girl on the way to see her grandmother meets a wolf and tells him where she is going.

Which word is a synonym for dispose of in this sentence: The wolf runs on ahead and disposes of the grandmother, then gets into bed dressed in the grandmother’s clothes to wait for Little Red Riding Hood.

Which is the definition for dress in this sentence: The wolf runs on ahead and disposes of the grandmother, then gets into bed dressed in the grandmother’s clothes to wait for Little Red Riding Hood.

Which word is a synonym for version in this sentence: You may think you know the story – but which version?

Which word is a synonym for swallow in this sentence: In some versions, the wolf swallows up the grandmother, while in others it locks her in a cupboard.

Which word is a synonym for lock someone in this sentence: In some versions, the wolf swallows up the grandmother, while in others it locks her in a cupboard.

Which is the definition for get the better of someone in this sentence: In some stories Red Riding Hood gets the better of the wolf on her own, while in others a hunter or a woodcutter hears her cries and comes to her rescue.

Which word is a synonym for on one's own in this sentence: In some stories Red Riding Hood gets the better of the wolf on her own, while in others a hunter or a woodcutter hears her cries and comes to her rescue.

Which word is a synonym for cry in this sentence: In some stories Red Riding Hood gets the better of the wolf on her own, while in others a hunter or a woodcutter hears her cries and comes to her rescue.

Which word is a synonym for come to someone's rescue in this sentence: In some stories Red Riding Hood gets the better of the wolf on her own, while in others a hunter or a woodcutter hears her cries and comes to her rescue.

Which word is a synonym for frequently in this sentence: The universal appeal of these tales is frequently attributed to the idea that they contain cautionary messages: in the case of Little Red Riding Hood, to listen to your mother, and avoid talking to strangers.

Which is the definition for attribute in this sentence: The universal appeal of these tales is frequently attributed to the idea that they contain cautionary messages: in the case of Little Red Riding Hood, to listen to your mother, and avoid talking to strangers.

Which word is a synonym for contain in this sentence: The universal appeal of these tales is frequently attributed to the idea that they contain cautionary messages: in the case of Little Red Riding Hood, to listen to your mother, and avoid talking to strangers.

Which word is a synonym for cautionary in this sentence: The universal appeal of these tales is frequently attributed to the idea that they contain cautionary messages: in the case of Little Red Riding Hood, to listen to your mother, and avoid talking to strangers.

Which is the definition for avoid in this sentence: The universal appeal of these tales is frequently attributed to the idea that they contain cautionary messages: in the case of Little Red Riding Hood, to listen to your mother, and avoid talking to strangers.

Which is the definition for stranger in this sentence: The universal appeal of these tales is frequently attributed to the idea that they contain cautionary messages: in the case of Little Red Riding Hood, to listen to your mother, and avoid talking to strangers.

Which is the definition for anthropologist in this sentence: ‘It might be what we find interesting about this story is that it’s got this survival-relevant information in it,’ says anthropologist Jamie Tehrani at Durham University in the UK.

Which word is a synonym for suggest in this sentence: But his research suggests otherwise.

Which word is a synonym for otherwise in this sentence: But his research suggests otherwise.

Which word is a synonym for prehistory in this sentence: ‘We have this huge gap in our knowledge about the history and prehistory of storytelling, despite the fact that we know this genre is an incredibly ancient one,’ he says.

Which word is a synonym for genre in this sentence: ‘We have this huge gap in our knowledge about the history and prehistory of storytelling, despite the fact that we know this genre is an incredibly ancient one,’ he says.

Which is the definition for folklorist in this sentence: That hasn’t stopped anthropologists, folklorists* and other academics devising theories to explain the importance of fairy tales in human society.

Which word is a synonym for academic in this sentence: That hasn’t stopped anthropologists, folklorists* and other academics devising theories to explain the importance of fairy tales in human society.

Which word is a synonym for devise in this sentence: That hasn’t stopped anthropologists, folklorists* and other academics devising theories to explain the importance of fairy tales in human society.

Which word is a synonym for evolutionary in this sentence: Now Tehrani has found a way to test these ideas, borrowing a technique from evolutionary biologists.

Which word is a synonym for technique in this sentence: Now Tehrani has found a way to test these ideas, borrowing a technique from evolutionary biologists.

Which word is a synonym for work out in this sentence: To work out the evolutionary history, development and relationships among groups of organisms, biologists compare the characteristics of living species in a process called ‘phylogenetic analysis’.

Which word is a synonym for organism in this sentence: To work out the evolutionary history, development and relationships among groups of organisms, biologists compare the characteristics of living species in a process called ‘phylogenetic analysis’.

Which word is a synonym for characteristic in this sentence: To work out the evolutionary history, development and relationships among groups of organisms, biologists compare the characteristics of living species in a process called ‘phylogenetic analysis’.

Which word is a synonym for analysis in this sentence: To work out the evolutionary history, development and relationships among groups of organisms, biologists compare the characteristics of living species in a process called ‘phylogenetic analysis’.

Which word is a synonym for evolve in this sentence: Tehrani has used the same approach to compare related versions of fairy tales to discover how they have evolved and which elements have survived longest.

Which word is a synonym for variant in this sentence: Checking for variants of these two tales and similar stories from Africa, East Asia and other regions, he ended up with 58 stories recorded from oral traditions.

Which word is a synonym for record in this sentence: Checking for variants of these two tales and similar stories from Africa, East Asia and other regions, he ended up with 58 stories recorded from oral traditions.

Which word is a synonym for oral in this sentence: Checking for variants of these two tales and similar stories from Africa, East Asia and other regions, he ended up with 58 stories recorded from oral traditions.

Which word is a synonym for tradition in this sentence: Checking for variants of these two tales and similar stories from Africa, East Asia and other regions, he ended up with 58 stories recorded from oral traditions.

Which word is a synonym for establish in this sentence: Once his phylogenetic analysis had established that they were indeed related, he used the same methods to explore how they have developed and altered over time.

Which word is a synonym for alter in this sentence: Once his phylogenetic analysis had established that they were indeed related, he used the same methods to explore how they have developed and altered over time.

Which word is a synonym for assumption in this sentence: First he tested some assumptions about which aspects of the story alter least as it evolves, indicating their importance.

Which word is a synonym for indicate in this sentence: First he tested some assumptions about which aspects of the story alter least as it evolves, indicating their importance.

Which word is a synonym for central in this sentence: Folklorists believe that what happens in a story is more central to the story than the characters in it – that visiting a relative, only to be met by a scary animal in disguise, is more fundamental than whether the visitor is a little girl or three siblings, or the animal is a tiger instead of a wolf.

Which is the definition for in disguise in this sentence: Folklorists believe that what happens in a story is more central to the story than the characters in it – that visiting a relative, only to be met by a scary animal in disguise, is more fundamental than whether the visitor is a little girl or three siblings, or the animal is a tiger instead of a wolf.

Which word is a synonym for fundamental in this sentence: Folklorists believe that what happens in a story is more central to the story than the characters in it – that visiting a relative, only to be met by a scary animal in disguise, is more fundamental than whether the visitor is a little girl or three siblings, or the animal is a tiger instead of a wolf.

Which word is a synonym for significant in this sentence: However, Tehrani found no significant difference in the rate of evolution of incidents compared with that of characters.

Which word is a synonym for incident in this sentence: However, Tehrani found no significant difference in the rate of evolution of incidents compared with that of characters.

Which word is a synonym for stable in this sentence: ‘Certain episodes are very stable because they are crucial to the story, but there are lots of other details that can evolve quite freely,’ he says.

Which word is a synonym for section in this sentence: Neither did his analysis support the theory that the central section of a story is the most conserved part.

Which word is a synonym for conserve in this sentence: Neither did his analysis support the theory that the central section of a story is the most conserved part.

Which is the definition for flexibility in this sentence: He found no significant difference in the flexibility of events there compared with the beginning or the end.

Which word is a synonym for narrative in this sentence: ‘Studies on hunter-gatherer folk tales suggest that these narratives include really important information about the environment and the possible dangers that may be faced there – stuff that’s relevant to survival,’ he says.

Which word is a synonym for danger in this sentence: ‘Studies on hunter-gatherer folk tales suggest that these narratives include really important information about the environment and the possible dangers that may be faced there – stuff that’s relevant to survival,’ he says.

Which word is a synonym for relevant in this sentence: ‘Studies on hunter-gatherer folk tales suggest that these narratives include really important information about the environment and the possible dangers that may be faced there – stuff that’s relevant to survival,’ he says.

Which word is a synonym for flexible in this sentence: Yet in his analysis such elements were just as flexible as seemingly trivial details.

Which word is a synonym for trivial in this sentence: Yet in his analysis such elements were just as flexible as seemingly trivial details.

Which word is a synonym for reproduce in this sentence: What, then, is important enough to be reproduced from generation to generation?

Which word is a synonym for gruesome in this sentence: The answer, it would appear, is fear – blood-thirsty and gruesome aspects of the story, such as the eating of the grandmother by the wolf, turned out to be the best preserved of all.

Which word is a synonym for preserve in this sentence: The answer, it would appear, is fear – blood-thirsty and gruesome aspects of the story, such as the eating of the grandmother by the wolf, turned out to be the best preserved of all.

Which word is a synonym for retain in this sentence: Why are these details retained by generations of storytellers, when other features are not?

Which word is a synonym for gripping in this sentence: Maybe being swallowed whole by a wolf, then cut out of its stomach alive is so gripping that it helps the story remain popular, no matter how badly it’s told.

Which word is a synonym for remain in this sentence: Maybe being swallowed whole by a wolf, then cut out of its stomach alive is so gripping that it helps the story remain popular, no matter how badly it’s told.

Which word is a synonym for unconvinced in this sentence: Jack Zipes at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, is unconvinced by Tehrani’s views on fairy tales.

Which word is a synonym for perennial in this sentence: He believes the perennial theme of women as victims in stories like Little Red Riding Hood explains why they continue to feel relevant.

Which word is a synonym for villain in this sentence: In Chinese and Japanese versions, often known as The Tiger Grandmother, the villain is a woman, and in both Iran and Nigeria, the victim is a boy.

Which word is a synonym for victim in this sentence: In Chinese and Japanese versions, often known as The Tiger Grandmother, the villain is a woman, and in both Iran and Nigeria, the victim is a boy.

Which word is a synonym for finding in this sentence: Mathias Clasen at Aarhus University in Denmark isn’t surprised by Tehrani’s findings.

Which is the definition for moral in this sentence: ‘Habits and morals change, but the things that scare us, and the fact that we seek out entertainment that’s designed to scare us – those are constant,’ he says.

Which word is a synonym for seek out in this sentence: ‘Habits and morals change, but the things that scare us, and the fact that we seek out entertainment that’s designed to scare us – those are constant,’ he says.

Which word is a synonym for design in this sentence: ‘Habits and morals change, but the things that scare us, and the fact that we seek out entertainment that’s designed to scare us – those are constant,’ he says.

Which word is a synonym for constant in this sentence: ‘Habits and morals change, but the things that scare us, and the fact that we seek out entertainment that’s designed to scare us – those are constant,’ he says.

Which is the definition for resistance in this sentence: Clasen believes that scary stories teach us what it feels like to be afraid without having to experience real danger, and so build up resistance to negative emotions.