Reading & WritingChapter 4: Words in Context
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4-1: What does polysemy mean?
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A word has multiple related or distinct meanings.
ExampleApply this distinction to the next Meaning from Context passage.
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4-1: In ‘address the delay,’ what does address mean?
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Deal with or respond to the delay.
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4-1: Why read beyond the focal sentence?
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Global context can confirm or reject a meaning suggested locally.
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4-1: What is the substitution test?
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Replace the focal word with a candidate and check whether meaning, logic, tone, and precision remain intact.
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4-1: ‘Reserve judgment’ means what?
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Withhold judgment until more information is available.
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4-1: ‘Document the change’ means what?
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Record the change with evidence or detail.
ExampleApply this distinction to the next Meaning from Context passage.
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4-1: Local context means what?
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The focal sentence and nearby wording.
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4-1: Global context means what?
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The larger passage meaning and relationship among sentences.
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4-1: Familiar sense versus contextual sense?
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The familiar sense is your first association; the contextual sense is the one the passage actually requires.
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4-1: What wins if dictionary memory and context conflict?
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Context determines the answer for the passage.
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4-1: What official skill contains this topic?
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Craft and Structure → Words in Context. The topic is an internal teaching subdivision.
ExampleApply this distinction to the next Meaning from Context passage.
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4-1: What are the two official item forms?
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Determine a high-utility word's contextual meaning, or choose the most logical and precise word or phrase for a blank.
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4-1: What is this topic's focus?
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The sense a word or phrase carries in this passage.
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4-1: What should you predict?
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Write a plain contextual synonym before studying the options.
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4-1: Name the main trap.
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Selecting a legitimate but contextually wrong dictionary sense.
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4-1: What should difficulty come from?
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Contextual complexity, polysemy, and semantic precision—not deliberately obscure vocabulary.
ExampleApply this distinction to the next Meaning from Context passage.
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4-1: Why are synonyms not automatically interchangeable?
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They can differ in degree, scope, connotation, relationship, register, or collocation.
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4-1: Context versus roots?
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Roots may suggest possibilities, but context determines the answer.
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4-1: What does the global check ask?
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Does the candidate preserve the larger passage's meaning, tone, and relationship?
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4-1: What is the ambiguity rule?
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If two choices fit with equal precision, the item needs stronger context or revised options.
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