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It was your duplicity that caused me to break up with you! Had you been
honest, I wouldn't have felt the need.
Unlike my last employee who had integrity to spare, you have nothing more
than duplicity and will not receive a recommendation from me for another job.
Context Clue #4: Example or Explanation
This type of context clue uses examples to help the reader infer the meaning
of the vocabulary word.
Example:
His duplicity involved lowering his employee's salaries, increasing their stock
options, and then stealing the money he saved by doing so.
I was aghast at her duplicity when she stole my diamond earrings, sold them
on eBay and lied to me about it the whole time.
Vocabulary Words in Context on a Test
A question on a standardized test may look something like this:
After the first day on the job, the bank’s new manager realized he
would be busier than he had been led to believe. Not only was he
assisting the bank tellers with their work, but his new boss had decided
to inundate him with other tasks like creating security systems,
managing the bank’s deposits and refunds, securing loans, and
maintaining the daily operations. The new manager was exhausted as
he locked the bank up for the night.
The word “inundate” from the passage is closest in meaning to
overload
provide
assault
underwhelm
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