Thursday, September 17, 2009

Capacity

capacity

noun

source sentence: "As he found within himself the capacity to rise above his humiliating circumstances, he became an observer as well as a participant in the experience." Connect, pg. 152

context clues: rise, found within himself

Definition: the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained

original sentence: The gasoline tank has a capacity of 20 gallons.

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