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Le2 practice part 5
words and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| analysis | Use the noun _____ to describe the way you understand something by looking at it in different ways and studying its different parts. |
| commentary | When the language in a work of literature is difficult to understand, it is helpful to read from an edition that includes a _____ — an explanation or expansion or criticism added to the original material. |
| complex | People who are really good at math can handle _____ math problems. The rest of us are all set with simple stuff like the times tables. Use _____ to refer to something that is not simple. |
| construct | To _____ things is to build them. You might _____ a sand castle the next time you're at the beach, or you might _____ a theory about why your brother always manages to get away with breaking the rules. |
| contempt | Use the noun _____ to show an extreme lack of respect: a food snob has nothing but _____ for mass-produced burgers and fries at a fast-food joint. |
| ironic | If something is _____ it's unexpected, often in an amusing way. If you're the world chess champion, it would be pretty _____ if you lost a match to someone who just learned to play yesterday. |
| liberty | _____ is a kind of freedom, whether it's freedom from tyranny, freedom from confinement, or simply the freedom of choice. |
| merely | _____ means "only." If you say "I was _____ trying to help," your efforts were probably not appreciated and you're likely to be stalking off with your nose in the air. |
| principle | A _____ is a kind of rule, belief, or idea that guides you. You can also say a good, ethical person has a lot of _____. |
| regime | A _____ is the ruling government of a country. The amount of freedom and restriction that citizens of a country have can change from _____ to democracy. |
| struggle | Something that can only be accomplished with great effort is said to be a _____. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader in the Civil Rights _____. Alice Paul was a leader in the _____ for a woman's right to vote. |
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