READING 2 OF 23 focus words
Context study 2
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
Trust was an intangible benefit of their long collaboration. She would interpose a careful question whenever the debate became heated. His intransigence prevented even a temporary agreement.
The performance had an intangible quality that resisted description. The builders planned to interpose a screen between the two areas. The mediator found intransigence on both sides.
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.