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CARD 3 OF 5
Which word fits this meaning?
To interpret something incorrectly.
verb
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misconstrue
He misconstrued her silence as agreement.
Dictionary practice example.
A new volunteer was under the misapprehension that every donated object had already been checked. He began to misconstrue Eleni's questions as criticism of the person who had accepted the desk.
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