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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.
critical
(kr
ĭ
t
ĭ
-k
ə
l)
-adjective
The judges were
critical
of Jaxon's singing. They said he sang off-key and too quietly.
My aunt is
critical
of her neighbors. She calls them lazy because their house needs painting and their yard is overgrown with weeds.
A 1790 drawing of a
critical
wife scolding her husband
Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
Critical
means
a. faultfinding.
b. jealous.
c. proud.
A 1790 drawing of a
critical
wife scolding her husband
Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
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