Getting Meaning from Context

On the lines, write the words from the reading selection that fit these definitions. The letters in parentheses refer to the paragraphs where the words appear.

1		information that is not necessarily true (A):
2		a secret sexual relationship (A):
3		to have belief in (A):
4		a man who has never married (B):
5		to speak proudly or happily about something (B):
6		a channel filled with water that usually surrounds a castle or building (C):
7		to make a choice (C):
8		spoiled (C):
9		using race to identify people as potential law breakers (2 words) (D):
10		something done to help achieve a goal (D):
11		to keep in custody; to arrest (D):
12		never beaten (E):
13		success in a game, competition, etc. (E):
14		being behind in the score of a game (E):