Question

chapter 8
ten words in context
in the space provided, write the letter of the meaning closest to that of each boldfaced word. use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each words meaning.
1 blatant (blātənt) - adjective
● eva is a blatant bargain - hunter. not only does she wait for end - of season sales, but she chooses an already - reduced item and then asks if the salesperson will accept a lower price.
● the companys disregard of the environment is blatant. it makes no effort to stop polluting coastal waters with garbage.
_ blatant means
a. unmistakable. b. scrambled. c. not noticeable.
2 blight (blīt) - noun
● nothing has hurt our country more than the blight of drug addiction.
● there are two ways of looking at tv: as a valuable source of information or as a blight that dulls the mind.
_ blight means
a. something that assists. b. something that is new. c. something that harms.
3 contrive (kən - triv) - verb
● my eight - year - old son could write a book titled 101 ways i have contrived to stay up past my bedtime.
● jill has to contrive a way to get a day off from work for her friends wedding. shes already used up her vacation time.
_ contrive means
a. to think up. b. to mix up. c. to avoid.
4 garble (gärbəl) - verb
● the new reporter garbled the newspaper story; the result was an article that made no sense at all.
● the company had garbled the bikes assembly instructions so badly that we were constantly confused about which step to do next.
_ garble means
a. to read. b. to lose. c. to jumble.
5 gaunt (gônt) - adjective
● abraham lincolns beard made his gaunt face look fuller.
● sharons eating disorder, called anorexia nervosa, has made her so gaunt that she looks like a walking skeleton.
_ gaunt means
a. very thin. b. wide. c. confused.
6 gloat (glōt) - verb
● the coach told his team, “theres only one thing worse than a sore loser, and thats a mean winner. dont gloat.”
● neils sister always tattles on him and then gloats when hes punished, saying, “i told you so.”
_ gloat means
a. to apologize fully. b. to be overly self - satisfied. c. to pay back.

Explanation:

1. In the context of "Eva is a blatant bargain - hunter" and "The company's disregard of the environment is blatant", "blatant" means unmistakable as it describes something obvious and not hidden.
2. For "the blight of drug addiction" and "a blight that dulls the mind", "blight" refers to something that harms.
3. Given "My eight - year - old son could write a book titled 101 Ways I Have Contrived to Stay Up Past My Bedtime" and "Jill has to contrive a way to get a day off from work", "contrive" means to think up.
4. From "The new reporter garbled the newspaper story" and "The company had garbled the bike's assembly instructions", "garble" means to jumble.
5. With "Abraham Lincoln's beard made his gaunt face look fuller" and "Sharon's eating disorder... has made her so gaunt", "gaunt" means very thin.
6. In "Don't gloat" and "Neil's sister always tattles on him and then gloats", "gloat" means to be overly self - satisfied.

Answer:

1. A. unmistakable
2. C. something that harms
3. A. to think up
4. C. to jumble
5. A. very thin
6. B. to be overly self - satisfied