<div>WORD IN CONTEXT</div> <div>Use the sentences to guess what each key word means.</div> <div>Choose the meaning that is closest to that of the key word in <strong>bold</strong>.</div>

deluge /ˈdeljuːdʒ/(v)

1. He has been deluged with offers of work.

2. He was deluged with phone calls from friends and colleagues.

A. To answer

B. To write or discuss

C. To give a large number of things

denomination/dɪˌnɑːmɪˈneɪʃn/(n)

1. The kidnappers asked for bills in small denominations.

2. The gift certificates are available in $5 and $10 denominations.

A. A unit of value

B. An amount of money

C. A dolar

psyche/ˈsaɪki/(n)

1. She knew, at some deep level of her psyche, that what she was doing was wrong.

2. Peru is a very traditional country, and embedded in its psyche is a love of ceremony.

A. The head

B. The character

C. The mind

Information Fatigue Syndrome/ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn fəˈtiːɡ ˌsɪn.droʊm/(n)

1. The symptoms of Information Fatigue Syndrome include “paralysis of analytical capacity”, “a hyper-aroused psychological condition”, and “anxiety and self-doubt”, leading to “foolish decisions and flawed conclusions”.

2. My sister is diagnosed with Information Fatigue Syndrome because she is using too much social media.

A. An overwhelming feeling of faced with an indigestible or incomprehensible amount of information.

B. A feeling of lack information

C. An unhappy time

meltdown/ˈmeltdaʊn/

1. Unable to look away from him, she couldn't fight the sense she was about to have a total meltdown.

2. Come economic meltdown I'd rather be the proud owner of 10% baked beans than 10% gold.

A. An act of encouraging somebody to do something

B. An act brought about by losing control

C. An announcement

reinforce /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrs/

1. In 1794 he was sent with 7000 men to Ostend to reinforce the Duke of York and the allies in Flanders.

2. Success in the talks will reinforce his reputation as an international statesman.

A. To make stronger, support

B. To decline

C. To say directly

Exacerbate /ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt/(v)

1. I wonder if honking will exacerbate the problem or help.

2. He wanted desperately to put his arms around her but knew he'd just exacerbate the situation

A. To solve the problem

B. To make something worse

C. To control

Expository/ɪkˈspɑːzətɔːri/(adv)

1.The film suffers from too much expository dialogue.

2. Robertson's published works include five volumes of sermons, two volumes of expository lectures

A. unpublished

B.able to change

C. Intended to explain or describe something

peruse/pəˈruːz/(v)

1. Catch your breath, relax and peruse the cafe's single-estate coffee menu.

2. A copy of the report is available for you to peruse at your leisure.

A. To read something carefully

B. To make as small as possible

C. To use

tabloid/ˈtæblɔɪd/(adv)

1. I rarely read tabloid newspapers.

2. In fact, he's gone missing, Quinn held a supermarket tabloid as we shared coffee before starting our day.

A. An useful information

B. A newspaper or magazine with short, exciting and often gossipy stories.

C. A copy of something

Infoglut /ˈɪnfəʊɡlʌt/(n)

1. In today's infoglut, people are more selfish than ever.

2. It's difficult to see infoglut in a sentence.

A. Information overload

B. Lack of information

C. Non of them

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Choose the meaning that is closest to that of the key word in bold.

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WORD IN CONTEXT

Use the sentences to guess what each key word means.

Choose the meaning that is closest to that of the key word in bold.