Previewing-Best Meaning/Synonym

D. These sentences are taken from the passage in Exercise 6. Circle the best meaning or synonym for the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

1. It is widely believed that every word has a correct meaning, that we learn these meanings principally from teachers and grammarians. . . .

• easily

• mainly

• only

2. Few people ask by what authority the writers of dictionaries and grammars say what they say. . . .

• unusual ability

• power

• opinion

3. What follows applies, incidentally, only to those dictionary offices where first-hand, original research goes on. . . .

• points to

• belongs to

• relates to

4. What follows applies, incidentally, only to those dictionary offices where first-hand, original research goes on. . . .

• in that case

• in particular

• by the way

5. What follows applies, incidentally, only to those dictionary offices where first-hand, original research goes on. . . .

• new

• language

• informal

6. As the editors read, they copy on cards every interesting or rare word, every unusual or peculiar occurrence of a common word, a large number of common words in their ordinary uses, and also the sentences in which each of these words appears, thus:

. . .

• at the same time

• in some cases

• in this way

7. The task of writing a dictionary begins with the reading of vast amounts of the literature of the period or subject that the dictionary is to cover.

• idea

• job

• organization

8. The task of writing a dictionary begins with the reading

of vast amounts of the literature of the period or subject that the dictionary is to cover.

• time

• language

• type

9. As the editors read, they copy on cards every interesting or rare word, every unusual or peculiar

occurrence of a common word, a large number of common words in their ordinary uses. . . .

• spelling

• example

• lesson

10. That is to say, the context of each word is collected, along with the word itself.

• sentence

• grammar

• meaning