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UNIT 3 / 8 · LESSON 1 / 3 · 22 MINUTES

Solve vocabulary from context

The tested meaning is the meaning in this sentence. A familiar meaning may be wrong here.

01 / THE METHOD

Make it repeatable

  1. Cover the choices and read the full sentence.
  2. Decide whether the missing word should be positive, negative, or neutral.
  3. Make a simple substitute word.
  4. Test each candidate inside the sentence and compare nuance.
02 / WORKED EXAMPLE

Watch the method in action

“The committee’s response was measured; members avoided making claims the evidence could not support.”
  1. Context clue: they avoided overstatement.
  2. Substitute: careful or restrained.
  3. Reject “calculated” if it implies arithmetic rather than restraint.

Here “measured” means restrained.

03 / QUICK CHECK

Try it yourself

In this context, “measured” most nearly means…

04 / PRACTISE AND CHECK

Apply the method to real questions

Start with guided questions and feedback. Then take a fresh independent set without hints. Reach at least 80% on that set to record this lesson.

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