READING 2 OF 23 focus words
Context study 2
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The essay opened with an aphorism about patience. Critics called the final movement the apotheosis of the composer's style. She supplied an apposite quotation that clarified the disagreement.
Her favorite aphorism condensed a complicated lesson into eight words. The palace represented the apotheosis of the ruler's taste for spectacle. The example was apposite to the problem the class was discussing.
Before you move on
Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
Original fictional passages for vocabulary practice.