READING 2 OF 23 focus words
Context study 2
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
A complete application would expedite the review. The forecast was an extrapolation from a limited set of observations. The newsroom took on a febrile atmosphere before the announcement.
The assistant reorganized the files to expedite retrieval. She warned that the extrapolation depended on assumptions that might change. His febrile imagination turned every rumor into a crisis.
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.