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Meaning from context requires inferring an unfamiliar word or phrase from surrounding clues, including definitions, examples, contrasts, cause and effect, tone and grammatical role. The intended meaning may differ from a dictionary’s first meaning, so collocation, connotation and the sentence’s overall idea must be considered together.
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- A. Ali's dress does not look good
- B. Ali has a good dress
- C. Wow! His dress really looks good
- D. Ali should change his dress
Explanation: Ali should change his dress - This captures the full meaning. The dress looks bad on him, so it suggests he should wear something else.
Correct answer: Ali should change his dress- A. lay
- B. break
- C. hatch
- D. inhibit
Explanation: Hatch: This means for a young animal to emerge from its egg. This is the exact process that incubation helps facilitate.
Correct answer: hatch- A. epic
- B. ballad
- C. legend
- D. parable
Explanation: Legend: A legend is a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.
Correct answer: legend- A. He is successful
- B. He is good leader
- C. He always wins
- D. He is arrogant
Explanation: The sentence describes the captain as "haughty and proud" which suggests a sense of superiority and unwillingness to consider the input of…
Correct answer: He is arrogant- A. Experienced
- B. Knowledgeable
- C. Strict
- D. Beginner
Explanation: Novice means a person who has recently begun to learn or do something. In the context of teaching, it refers to someone who is new to the…
Correct answer: Beginner126. He shaves twenty times a day but still has a beard.The appropriate inference for this sentencwe is:
- A. He is probably lazy.
- B. He is a barber
- C. He does not know how to shave
- D. His scissors are rusty
Explanation: This option seems to be the most appropriate inference. Shaving twenty times a day is an unusual frequency for most people but aligns with…
Correct answer: He is a barber- A. To remain unbaised
- B. To be angry
- C. To be arrogant
- D. To remain calm
Explanation: To remain unbiased: This option fits the context of the sentence. "Impartial" means to remain unbiased or neutral, which aligns with the…
Correct answer: To remain unbaised- A. Folktale
- B. Fable
- C. Mystery
- D. Myth
Explanation: Option c) Mystery accurately describes a genre of English literature that revolves around discovering secrets or solving crimes, often…
Correct answer: Mystery- A. Emigrants
- B. Immigrants
- C. Migrants
- D. Strollers
Explanation: The word immigrant is used when talking about the country moved to. Emigrant is used when talking about the country moved from.
Correct answer: Emigrants- A. Productive
- B. Ill-conceived
- C. Independent
- D. Amoral
Explanation: Ill-conceived means not carefully planned or considered. The technology depicted in science fiction is usually ill-conceived.
Correct answer: Ill-conceived- A. Grim
- B. Garnish
- C. Gaudy
- D. Gobsmacked
Explanation: Gaudy means extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. For example: "silver bows and gaudy ribbons"
Correct answer: Gaudy- A. Eclipsed
- B. Elucidated
- C. Exhumed
- D. Ensconced
Explanation: Ensconce means to establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe place.For example: "Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroom"
Correct answer: Ensconced- A. Entail
- B. Emit
- C. Elicit
- D. Exacerbate
Explanation: To elicit means to evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone."I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna"
Correct answer: Elicit- A. Powerful
- B. Circular
- C. Direct
- D. Painful
Explanation: In order for people to follow someone's orders, they must be in a high position of authority, hence "powerful", key people.
Correct answer: Powerful- A. Acountant
- B. Lodger
- C. Director
- D. Specialist
Explanation: Accountants, lodgers, and directors do not evaluate patients at a hospital.
Correct answer: Specialist- A. Audacious
- B. Agoraphobic
- C. Dismay
- D. Coerce
Explanation: Audacious means invulnerable to fear. Agoraphobic means afraid of open or public places. Dismay means discouragement.
Correct answer: Audacious- A. Endow
- B. Placate
- C. Ensue
- D. Warrant
- E. Wreak
Explanation: Wreak will be the best word here as it refers to causing a large amount of damage or harm. Endow means to give something to an individual.
Correct answer: Wreak- A. Numeric
- B. Obstinate
- C. Dutiful
- D. Prolific
- E. Generic
Explanation: Prolific refers to being intellectually inventive and fruitful; producing many ideas or creating many things.
Correct answer: Prolific- A. Dreamy
- B. Naughty
- C. Innocent
- D. Willing to believe easily
Explanation: Credulous means being very naive, gullible, and innocent hence, having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Correct answer: Willing to believe easily- A. Principal
- B. Principle
- C. Head
- D. Staff
Explanation: A principle is a rule, a law, a guideline, or a fact. A principal is the headmaster of a school or a person who's in charge of certain…
Correct answer: Principal