READING 1 OF 23 focus words
Context study 1
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The apprentice faced a catch-22: experience was required for the job needed to gain experience. The observatory offered a tour of familiar celestial objects. The investigation uncovered chicanery behind the supposedly open competition.
The permit rules created a catch-22 that neither office would resolve. The mural arranged celestial figures above a painted landscape. No amount of verbal chicanery could conceal the missing funds.
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.