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Misconstrue V Interpret Incorrectly Misjudge Passage Humorously Misconstrued

Word misconstrue
Part of Speech V.
Definition interpret incorrectly; misjudge.
Sentence She took the passage seriously rather than humorously because she misconstrued the author's ironic tone.

Tags: psat

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