Vocabulary Studio 11: Catch-22 to cipher

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1In the example "She did not chide the apprentice for an honest mistake.", what does chide mean?A. To express disapproval of or belittle something.B. To forbid or officially condemn.C. To swell or cause to expand through pressure from within.D. To scold or express mild disapproval.

2In the example "A perfectly conflict-free community remained a chimera.", what does chimera mean?A. An imagined hope or creation unlikely to be realized; also a mythical composite creature.B. A short repeated musical phrase or an improvised variation on a theme.C. A concise statement expressing a general observation or principle.D. Intense enthusiasm or passionate feeling.

3In the example "The archivist recognized the letter as a cipher.", what does cipher mean?A. A person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.B. A system of secret writing or a message written using it.C. The use of threats or force to make someone act.D. The worship of idols or excessive devotion to a person or thing.

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