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Vocabulary 6 - Contextual Redefinition

The document discusses contextual redefinition, where familiar words may take on new meanings depending on the context of the sentence. It provides 10 words - assuage, impotent, taciturn, profound, sweltering, amble, tyrannical, entity, malevolent, and predilection - along with a context sentence for each to predict its definition based on the specific context provided.

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Vocabulary 6 - Contextual Redefinition

The document discusses contextual redefinition, where familiar words may take on new meanings depending on the context of the sentence. It provides 10 words - assuage, impotent, taciturn, profound, sweltering, amble, tyrannical, entity, malevolent, and predilection - along with a context sentence for each to predict its definition based on the specific context provided.

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Vocabulary 6 – Contextual Redefinition

Make predictions for definitions of each of the following words. Remember that some words which look familiar
will probably have new meanings in this context.

Word Familiarity Context Sentence Morphemes Predicted Synonyms


Definition
The coach’s calm ]
demeanor assuaged the
Assuage players’ nerves before
the game.
Henry wanted to win
the chess game, but
Impotent with only a king left, he
was impotent.
The taciturn neighbor
saw everything, but
taciturn kept her comments to
herself.
Some wealthy people
buy cars and clothes,
Profound while others aim to be
more profound.
“You could fry an egg
on the sidewalk,” Norm
sweltering said on the sweltering
day.
In the movies, a happy
couple always ambles
amble through a flowery
meadow..
The tyrannical coach
punished the team for
Tyrannical the smallest mistake.
Santa Claus is thought
by many people to be a
entity benevolent entity.
In many religions,
angels are good while
Malevolent demons are
malevolent.
Because Karl had a
predilection for
predilection sweets, he often
skipped his meals and
ate only dessert..

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