READING 1 OF 23 focus words
Context study 1
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The proposal earned the council's approbation. The manager tried to appropriate an employee's idea as his own. The artist objected to the appropriation of her design without permission.
He sought the approbation of colleagues whose judgment he respected. The settlers would appropriate the abandoned building for a workshop. The story examines the appropriation of communal land by a powerful family.
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.