Vocabulary in Action EXERCISE A: CONTEXT CLUES Write the word that is
closest in meaning to the italicized word or phrase
in each sentence.
1. Allan spoke with grudging acceptance of
Lalla's engagement to Godfrey.
2. Jane knew she would feel very lonely after
Lalla got married.
3. Mother was exasperated with Lalla for
changing her mind so often about the
wedding plans.
4. For Lalla's sake, Godfrey and Allan put aside
their intense dislike for each other."
5. On the wedding day the weather turned sunny
and mild.
6. Before the ceremony, Uncle Peter spoke
distressingly to Godfrey about the
responsibilities of married life.
7. Remembering Uncle Peter's advice, Godfrey felt
some anxiety about getting married.
8. Aunt Fran arrived wearing a very silly green
feathered hat.
9. Allan missed the wedding because he could
not figure out the map Barney sent him.
10. The ceremony went exactly as planned, and
the organist played the wedding music without
a single mistake.
WORDS
TO
KNOW
benign decipher impeccably resignation unnervingly
bereft enmity ludicrous trepidation vacillating
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UNIT TWO PART 2: MYSTERIES OF THE HEART