READING 1 OF 23 focus words
Context study 1
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
Warm light would suffuse the room at sunset. Her supercilious smile discouraged further questions. The novel's sybarite insists that even a picnic requires silver plates.
A quiet optimism began to suffuse the conversation. The reviewer adopted a supercilious tone toward unfamiliar tastes. He joked that a heated tent would satisfy the most demanding sybarite.
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.