READING 2 OF 23 focus words
Context study 2
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The tortuous path climbed between the rocks. The performance offered a moment of transcendent beauty. The committee treated the deliberate breach as a serious transgression.
His tortuous explanation concealed a simple mistake. The poet sought a transcendent perspective beyond daily concerns. The novel asks whether every transgression deserves the same punishment.
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.