Saturday, February 26, 2011

Patronizing


Source Sentence: The witch was deeply irked by their patronizing speculations.

Context Clue:  Substitution- By using the word irked, its sounds like the witch was irritated by the speculations made; making it sound like what was said was offensive to her. - Wicked

Definition: superiority manners

Original Sentence: The patronizing manners of the boy were surprising to the adults.

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