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Let's try some examples of learning word meanings from context (SAT questions are a bit more complicated than this, and as we'll learn in future classes):
Let's try some examples of learning word meanings from context (SAT questions are a bit more complicated than this, and as we'll learn in future classes):
Example 1: "I abhor all the paperwork that government makes people fill out these days!" What does the word "abhor" mean?
Example 1:
"I abhor all the paperwork that government makes people fill out these days!" What does the word "abhor" mean?
<br>(a) love
<br>(a) love
<br>(b) encourage
<br>(b) encourage
Even if you don't already know what the word "abhor" means, you should be able to figure it out from the context. Only answer (e) fits the expression well. As to answer choice (c), why would someone say that "I don't feel strongly one way or the other about all the paperwork that government makes people fill out these days," followed by an exclamation point? That would be unlikely. Note also that answer choices (a), (b) and (d) are similar to each other, and they cannot all be correct. Answer choice (e) stands alone as the most likely meaning.
Even if you don't already know what the word "abhor" means, you should be able to figure it out from the context. Only answer (e) fits the expression well. As to answer choice (c), why would someone say that "I don't feel strongly one way or the other about all the paperwork that government makes people fill out these days," followed by an exclamation point? That would be unlikely. Note also that answer choices (a), (b) and (d) are similar to each other, and they cannot all be correct. Answer choice (e) stands alone as the most likely meaning.
Example 2: In the beginning was the "λόγος" (logos), and the "λόγος" was with God, and the "λόγος" was God. (John 1:1). What does the Greek word "λόγος" mean?
Example 2:
In the beginning was the "λόγος" (logos), and the "λόγος" was with God, and the "λόγος" was God. (John 1:1). What does the Greek word "λόγος" mean?
<br>(a) evil
<br>(a) evil
<br>(b) light
<br>(b) light