Understanding Context to Gain Meaning of Vocabulary

Understanding Context to Gain Meaning of Vocabulary

By Evi Sofiawati

gO TO THE DICTIONARY:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/​

Poll

The word "upheaval" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• disruption

• calm

• illness

• debacle

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The word "ardent" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• passionate

• apathetic

• motivated

• anxious

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The word "turmoil" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• tranquility

• disorientation

• confusion

• turbulence

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The word "tone" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• spirit

• sound

• quality

• color

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The word "roots" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• reasons

• bottom

• basis

• origins

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The word "fervent" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• feverish

• apathetic

• intense

• rational

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The word "proclaim" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• declare

• advertise

• publish

• reveal

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The word "regarded as" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• observed

• contemplated

• scrutinized

• deemed

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The word "on a par with" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• unequal to

• not quite as good as

• on a level with

• above

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The word "portrayed" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

• played

• showed

• evoked

• created

1: the action or an instance of upheaving especially of part of the earth's crust

2: extreme agitation or disorder : radical change also : an instance of this​

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disruption

calm

illness

debacle

upheaval

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