Harried
Source sentence: The workers stand loosely grouped and at ease, but my uncle looks as harried and tense as a police officer trying to unsnarl a New York City traffic jam.(pg.417)McWhorter
Context clues:
Synonyms: uptight, nervous
Antonyms: calm, relaxed
Definition: to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks, worry
Original sentence: The woman was harried by the repeated attacks from her discriminatory co-workers.
Ominous
Source sentence: Such an unnecessary loss has ominous implications for the spiritual, economic, social, and political health of society.(pg. 423)McWhorter
Context clues:
Ominous sounds like omen which is something bad or harmful
the suffix "ous" refers to a state, condition, or quality
Definition: portending evil or harm, foreboding, threatening, inauspicious
Original sentence: Halloween is the only holiday that always seems to have an ominous connotation.
Gauge
Source sentence: So how do you gauge how much oil went into your food?(pg.488)McWhorter
Context clues:
Synonyms: keep track of
Antonyms: forget, lose sight of
Definition: to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure
Original sentence: Fashion designers often take measurements to gauge how much material they will need for their particular piece.
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