READING 1 OF 23 focus words
Context study 1
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The historical novel follows a reluctant debutante through her first season. The chair asked the audience to maintain decorum. The contract described what would happen in the event of default.
The portrait shows the debutante beside her invitation to the ball. His joke disrupted the decorum of the formal occasion. The supplier's default left the project without its promised materials.
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.