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Unit One
Chapter 2: Telephone Salespeople
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
X
Question 1.
curt
(k
û
rt)
-adjective
The fast-food manager trained workers to give polite, full answers to customers, not
curt
responses.
Betsy doesn’t mean to be
curt
. When she’s with other people, she often says just a few quick words to them because she’s so shy.
A message that is
curt
.
A message that is NOT
curt
.
Bob Jones via Wikimedia Commons; brionv via Wikimedia Commons
Curt
means
a. cautious.
b. courteous.
c. rudely brief.
A message that is
curt
.
A message that is NOT
curt
.
Bob Jones via Wikimedia Commons; brionv via Wikimedia Commons
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