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Unit One
Chapter 2: Tough Talk
Ten Words 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.
excessive
(
ĭ
k-s
ĕ
s
ĭ
v)
-adjective
Excessive
speed caused the accident; the truck driver was going nearly 80 miles an hour.
Mrs. Hill’s concern about her little boy’s health is
excessive
. She rushes him to the doctor every time he gets the sniffles or scrapes his knee.
Most people would consider 120°
excessive
heat.
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Excessive
means
a. overly great.
b. off and on.
c. normal.
Most people would consider 120°
excessive
heat.
Tobias1983 via Wikimedia Commons
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