Section SCORE: owmber correct) VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT: Mastery Test 5 best A. Using context clues for help, write, in the space provided, the letter of the meaning for each italicized word. Note that all of the sentences have been taken from college textbooks . The possibility of developing a top seller is so alluring (o-loor"ing) that American companies spend billions of dollars a year trying to create new products or improve old ones. A. dangerous B. final c. attractive 2. Using sign language, chimpanzees can convey (kan-va) such ideas as "Candy sweet" and Give me hug." A. reject C. think of D. communicate B. accept 3. Smoking or chewing tobacco, wrote King James I, was "loathsome (loth'sam) to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs." A. appealing B. hidden C. disgusting D. healthy 4. The death of a spouse can cause profound (pra-found') depression that, in some cases, can even lead to the death of the partner. A. deep B. accidental c. occasional D. mild 5. The healthiest type of parents are those who guide and instruct their children, but also grant them a degree of autonomy (6-tn's-me), encouraging the children to make their own decisions and form their own opinions A. financing B. knowledge nce D. guidance (Continues on next page) 53