Vocabulary Studio 14: Connoisseur to conundrum

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

1In the example "A connoisseur of ceramics identified the unfamiliar glaze.", what does connoisseur mean?A. A person with informed, discriminating taste in a particular field.B. Extreme poverty or lack of basic resources.C. A person authorized to act for another, or a substitute representing something else.D. Sand, silt, clay, or gravel deposited by flowing water.

2In the example "Her contention was that the map had been drawn much later.", what does contention mean?A. Generosity of spirit, especially toward a rival or someone weaker.B. A claim or position advanced in an argument; also disagreement.C. A speech in which a character voices thoughts aloud, usually while alone.D. A scene of uproar and chaotic confusion.

3In the example "The contrite student admitted altering the figures.", what does contrite mean?A. Green with abundant vegetation.B. Blissful or resembling an ideal paradise.C. Feeling or showing sincere remorse.D. Excessively mournful or gloomy.

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