Meaning of "ache"

[Elenay]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #212 "Quickies", question 6

If you have an ache, is it .........?

(a) pleasant
(b) unpleasant
(c) pleasing
(d) placid

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #212 "Quickies", answer 6

If you have an ache, is it unpleasant?

Correct answer: (b) unpleasant

Your answer was: incorrect
If you have an ache, is it pleasant?
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what's the meaning of ache?

[Yankee]

Hi

An ache is a prolonged dull pain.

By the way, the word "ache" is quite easy to find in dictionaries: :wink:
http://www.onelook.com/?w=ache&ls=a

Amy
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