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Unit One
Chapter 2: Hardly a Loser
Vocabulary in Context
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Directions
Click on the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out the word’s meaning.
Question
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Question 1.
despondent
(d
ĭ
-sp
ŏ
n
d
ə
nt)
-adjective
Devon becomes
despondent
too easily. If he gets even one bad grade, he loses all hope of succeeding in school.
For months after his wife died, Mr. Craig was
despondent
. No matter how hard they tried, his family and friends could not cheer him up.
A
despondent
man
Sander van der Wel via Wikimedia Commons
Despondent
means
a. ill.
b. depressed.
c. angry.
A
despondent
man
Sander van der Wel via Wikimedia Commons
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