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Contextual Meaning

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The phrase Make out is closest in meaning to which option?

  • wake up and become active
  • to delay or stop progress
  • to move or progress at the same speed as others
  • to understand or see something with difficulty
Correct answer(s):
  • to understand or see something with difficulty

What does Keep up with suggest in everyday use?

  • to stay level with others or remain informed
  • not able to be reached or obtained
  • to break a promise or fail to keep one’s word
  • at the proper time
Correct answer(s):
  • to stay level with others or remain informed

What is the figurative use of Make the best of?

  • to chase or pursue someone or something
  • in serious difficulty or poor condition
  • to monitor or record something carefully
  • to use a difficult situation as well as possible
Correct answer(s):
  • to use a difficult situation as well as possible

Which answer best represents In keeping with?

  • in agreement or harmony with something
  • to use a difficult situation as well as possible
  • to provide a place for someone to stay
  • to barely avoid danger or trouble
Correct answer(s):
  • in agreement or harmony with something

How should a reader understand In memory of?

  • to honor someone who has died
  • to compensate for something
  • to understand the mood or situation around you
  • to have an advantage over others
Correct answer(s):
  • to honor someone who has died

Which choice gives the proper meaning of In no way?

  • to allow space or opportunity for something else
  • wake up and become active
  • not at all
  • with complete effort and sincerity
Correct answer(s):
  • not at all

What idea does In order to express?

  • to speak politely and avoid rude words
  • to chase or pursue someone or something
  • for the purpose of doing something
  • to stop or prevent progress, speech, or action
Correct answer(s):
  • for the purpose of doing something

Which option has the same general meaning as In place of?

  • instead of someone or something
  • done immediately after being mentioned
  • to win easily or take complete control of a contest
  • to remain true or valid
Correct answer(s):
  • instead of someone or something

Which answer gives the closest meaning of In search of?

  • not at all
  • to have too little of something
  • to continue resisting or lasting
  • looking for something
Correct answer(s):
  • looking for something

Which meaning fits the phrase In spite of?

  • not at all or not nearly
  • despite something
  • to reserve something for a special purpose
  • to delay or stop progress
Correct answer(s):
  • despite something

Choose the correct meaning of In the face of.

  • not official or not meant to be made public
  • despite difficulty, danger, or opposition
  • to begin and continue, especially something unpleasant
  • in serious difficulty or poor condition
Correct answer(s):
  • despite difficulty, danger, or opposition

Pick the option that best matches In the meantime.

  • because of something
  • during the time before something else happens
  • to start a journey, task, or plan
  • in a difficult situation with few choices
Correct answer(s):
  • during the time before something else happens

Which option best explains the expression In the same breath?

  • sometimes but not regularly
  • almost at the same time, often with a contrasting idea
  • to arrange, establish, or create something
  • before a particular time or event
Correct answer(s):
  • almost at the same time, often with a contrasting idea

The phrase In view of is closest in meaning to which option?

  • nervous or anxious
  • considering something
  • to complete or survive something difficult
  • altogether or as a total
Correct answer(s):
  • considering something

What is the figurative use of Keep an open mind?

  • having a friendly relationship
  • to stop resisting and accept something
  • to remain willing to consider new ideas
  • whatever happens or anyway
Correct answer(s):
  • to remain willing to consider new ideas

In common English, what is meant by In charge of?

  • to examine or read something quickly
  • to recommend or speak favorably about someone
  • responsible for managing something
  • to review or examine carefully
Correct answer(s):
  • responsible for managing something

Which option correctly defines Keep at bay?

  • the opposite is true
  • to cause something to happen
  • if something happens
  • to keep something away or under control
Correct answer(s):
  • to keep something away or under control

What is the correct sense of In course of time?

  • after some time has passed
  • to consider difficulties or special circumstances
  • to apply an idea or plan in real life
  • to manage without something
Correct answer(s):
  • after some time has passed

Choose the meaning that matches Keep pace with.

  • very close to doing or experiencing something
  • to oppose or act contrary to something
  • to move or progress at the same speed as others
  • responsible for managing something
Correct answer(s):
  • to move or progress at the same speed as others

What does the idiom In due course usually mean?

  • to treat something as less serious than it is
  • at the proper time
  • to behave as if one is more important than others
  • to be involved in many activities
Correct answer(s):
  • at the proper time