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Which Meaning Fits?

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Use the surrounding contrast, example, or result. Then substitute your answer.

The supervisor gave concise instructions, using only three short sentences. What does concise most nearly mean?

“Only three short sentences” defines the kind of instructions.

Unlike the brittle dry twig, the green branch bent without snapping. What does brittle most nearly mean?

“Unlike” creates a contrast with a branch that bends.

The two trails converge near the river; from that point, hikers follow a single path. What does converge most nearly mean?

Two trails become one path.

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Tips

Which Meaning Fits?

  1. Concise tiene el cognado conciso; úsalo como pista, pero confirma con “three short sentences.”
  2. Unlike marca contraste: brittle debe ser lo opuesto de una rama que se dobla sin romperse.
  3. En converge, el resultado “a single path” demuestra que dos rutas se unen.