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Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language — Quiz

Question 15 • English Language Arts 12

Read the sentence from Samuel Johnson's preface to A Dictionary of the English Language . Wherever I turned my view, there was perplexity to be disentangled, and confusion to be regulated; choice was to be made out of boundless variety. Which word in the sentence helps readers determine the meaning of the word perplexity ?

Answer
A
wherever
B
variety
C
disentangled
D
view

Explanation

“Disentangled” means untangled or sorted out, which suggests that “perplexity” is a state of being tangled or confused. The nearby phrase “confusion to be regulated” reinforces that idea. So “disentangled” is the word that helps readers understand “perplexity.”

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