Vocabulary Studio 32: Harbinger to iconoclast

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

1In the example "The first empty shop was a harbinger of changes to the street.", what does harbinger mean?A. A sign or forerunner of something approaching.B. Approval or favorable judgment.C. The sky or heavens, especially as imagined as a vault above the earth.D. The top of the head, often used humorously.

2In the example "The historian discussed the word harlot as a judgmental label in the old text.", what does harlot mean?A. Lack of confidence that produces hesitation or restraint.B. An old-fashioned, disparaging term for a woman who sells sexual services.C. An unpleasant or oppressive atmosphere, sometimes imagined as a vapor.D. A fixed or limited period of work or activity.

3In the example "The haughty official barely acknowledged the waiting visitors.", what does haughty mean?A. Cheerfully carefree, sometimes heedless of possible consequences.B. Peaceful, happy, and prosperous, often in recollection.C. Arrogantly proud and disdainful toward others.D. Wastefully extravagant in spending or use of resources.

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