Using Context
For each item, determine whether the quoted word makes sense in the context of the sentence. Circle the item numbers next to the six sentences in which the words are used correctly
1. The contestant refused to resort to “devious” methods to win the game despite the cheating of the other players.
2. When she saw her favorite actor on the street, her sense of “propriety” went out the window, and she ran up to the celebrity and started peppering him with questions
3. A bad experience with a dog in childhood may lead a person to have an “animadversion” to dogs as an adult
4. The manager was skilled at anticipating potential problems with a project and planning a “myopic” strategy for dealing with them.
5. Although I repeatedly told him that we needed to hurry in order to catch the train, he walked “summarily” down the street as if he hadn't a care in the world
6. As an “avid” viewer of reality television, she seems to know more about the lives of strangers than about her own friends and family.
7. His reaction to the news was so “histrionic” that I imagine he was trying to garner sympathy rather than expressing genuine sorrow
8. Whenever I have an important test, I always wear my grandmother's locket as a
“talisman” to give me confidence and help me do well
9. In my family, turning the television on during a meal is practically considered a form
of “sacrilege”, as we all value having time to catch up with one another.
10. The parents issued a “gambit” to their son: Finish your homework, or lose all television privileges for the week.
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