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in the critical reading sections, when you see a \u201cvocabulary in context<\/a>\u201d question, it is unlikely that the correct answer will be the primary definition\u2014the one that pops into your head at first.\u00a0 make sure that you are taking cues from the passage.<\/p>\n

in line 33, the word \u201chost\u201d most nearly means<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. one who has guests<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. a huge number<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. the target of a parasite<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. bread eaten at communion<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. a presenter<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    without having a passage in front of you, you might be tempted to choose (a), since it is the primary definition.\u00a0 but think again, because it is rarely the case.<\/p>\n

    try this short exercise:<\/p>\n

    i love the people we have encountered in both short and long stays in various us cities.\u00a0 these people are my tribe\u2014we\u00a0enjoy the same music,\u00a0food, and authors.\u00a0but in scotland, i am naturally encountering people with different experiences from different, but neighboring tribes.<\/em><\/p>\n

    in line 2, the word \u201ctribe\u201d most nearly means<\/em><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. a group of people from the same native american background<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. a group of people who share the same language<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. a group of people from the same family<\/em><\/li>\n
    4. a group of people who do not live in a particular town<\/em><\/li>\n
    5. a group of people related by experience, custom, and tradition<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      again, answer (a) might be appealing because it is perhaps the one that is on the tip of your tongue.\u00a0 but the author has all but defined the word for you: those who \u201cenjoy the same music, food, and authors.\u201d\u00a0 answer (b) is too limiting.\u00a0 answer (c) seems to violate the author\u2019s point in the first sentence about encountering different people in different cities.\u00a0 answer (d) also does not resonate with the definition given either.\u00a0 answer choice (e) is the best answer.<\/p>\n

      try this one:<\/p>\n

      i described my emotion at playing my first round of golf as \u201cterrified.\u201d \u00a0my emotion at playing my third round, then, might be described best as \u201cfearful stupefaction.\u201d \u00a0i could hardly remember a thing about how to swing. \u00a0funnily, the results of both rounds were the same. \u00a0smartly-dressed golfers in front of me, teed up, swung, and rolled the golf ball about twenty yards to the left. i can do that.<\/em><\/p>\n

      in line 2, the word \u201cstupefaction\u201d most nearly means<\/em><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. a state of being unable to think clearly<\/em><\/li>\n
      2. a state of being shocked or surprised<\/em><\/li>\n
      3. a state of being fatigued<\/em><\/li>\n
      4. a state of being calmed<\/em><\/li>\n
      5. a state of being clear-headed under pressure<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        in context we know that whatever \u201cstupefaction\u201d is, it is a more extreme version of \u201cterrified\u201d in line 1.\u00a0 this is indicated by the connecting word, \u201cthen.\u201d so that excludes (c), (d), and (e).\u00a0 the sentence about forgetting how to swing doesn\u2019t fit with being shocked or surprised, so (a) is the best answer.<\/p>\n

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