ACT Preparation / Unit 17 ACT 1603 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Synonym, Antonym and Example Clues
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The idea
A nearby synonym can signal a word's meaning; a contrast word such as but can signal its opposite; and an example can show what it means.
In practice
"She was usually garrulous, but that night she barely spoke" sets garrulous against silence: talkative.
Where people slip
Single source, Writing for Success. A contrast signal reverses the clue: the word means the opposite of what follows but.
Your place on the trail
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