Learning Task 1: Before reading the text, match each underlined word in Column A to its corresponding definition in Column B. Use the given sentences as your hints
to find the correct meanings of the words. Write your answers on your paper.
Column A
C1 Theater critics denigrate her acting
ability.
2. The haughty waiter smirked when!
talked to him.
3. My friend plans to go to some
outlandish place to look for buried
treasures
Her patriotism was so heartfelt that
she quit her job to serve the
community.
5. Gun control is likely to be a
contentious subject in any group
discussion
Column B
A. Likely to cause disagreement
B. Love for one's country
C. To say unfair comments
D. Very strange or unusual
E Blatantly and disdainfully
proud
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1. Theater critics denigrate her acting  ability.- C. To say unfair comments.

2. The haughty waiter smirked when I  talked to him.- E. Blatantly and disdainfully  proud.

3. My friend plans to go to some  outlandish place to look for buried  treasures.- D. Very strange or unusual.

4. Her patriotism was so heartfelt that  she quit her job to serve the  community.- B. Love for one's country.

5. Gun control is likely to be a  contentious subject in any group  discussion.- A. Likely to cause disagreement.

Explanation:

The definition of the words in the sentences in Column A are matched with those in Column B as follows-

1. Theater critics denigrate her acting ability.- C. To say unfair comments.

The word "denigrate" means saying something bad or comment in a negative way about someone or something.

2. The haughty waiter smirked when I talked to him.- E Blatantly and disdainfully proud.

The term "smirked" is an expression that is rude, to have a smug expression about something.

3. My friend plans to go to some outlandish place to look for buried treasures.- D. Very strange or unusual.

"Outlandish" means strange, unfamiliar, bizarre, weird.

4. Her patriotism was so heartfelt that she quit her job to serve the community.- B. Love for one's country.

Being "patriotic" means having a strong love for one's country.

5. Gun control is likely to be a contentious subject in any group discussion.- A. Likely to cause disagreement.

The term "contentious" means something that is argumentative, something prone to arguments, leading to debates or controversies.  

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