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themselves. So while college life encourages communication, it also
invites sexual violence.
To counter this problem, colleges have been facing—and 12
debunking—myths about rape. In addition, attention has centered on
the prevalence of alcohol in campus life and the effect of cultural
patterns that define sex as a sport. To address the crisis of date rape,
everyone needs to understand two simple truths: Forcing sex without
a woman’s consent is rape, and when a woman says “no,” she means
just that.
Building Vocabulary
For each question, use your dictionary and context clues to choose
the meaning that most nearly defines the underlined word or phrase
as it is used in the essay.
1. The word pondered most nearly means
a. perused.
b. reserved.
c. wondered.
d. plotted.
2. The word animated most nearly means
a. meaningless.
b. animalistic.
c. dull.
d. lively.
