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Unit One
Chapter 1: Joseph Palmer
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.
malign
(m
ə
-l
ī
n
)
-verb
That vicious Hollywood reporter often
maligns
movie stars, forever damaging their public images.
Stacy refuses to
malign
her ex-husband, even though he was the one who insisted on the divorce.
A protester’s sign
maligning
a political leader
Mark Ramsay via Wikimedia Commons
Malign
means
a. to praise.
b. to recognize.
c. to speak ill of.
A protester’s sign
maligning
a political leader
Mark Ramsay via Wikimedia Commons
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