READING 1 OF 23 focus words
Context study 1
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The discordant accounts could not both be accurate. The forged date helped discredit the supposed discovery. Her disenchantment grew as each promise went unfulfilled.
One discordant note spoiled the otherwise gentle melody. The witness's contradictory account could discredit the accusation. The memoir traces a gradual disenchantment with fame.
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.