Antonyms
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Narrator: Let's read this example: “Unlike other western nations that were granting citizens greater rights and freedoms, Czar Nicholas embraced autocratic rule.” How are "antonyms" used to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases in the text?

(Visual description: the screen starts with the following passage: “Unlike other western nations that were granting citizens greater rights and freedoms, Czar Nicholas embraced autocratic rule.” Then, the title “Antonyms” appears on top of the passage.)

Narrator: The meaning of autocratic rule is the opposite of granting citizens greater rights and freedoms. Notice the signal word "unlike."

(Visual description: the phrase “autocratic rule” is underlined in blue. Then, the phrase “granting citizens greater rights and freedoms” is highlighted in yellow. Finally, the word “unlike” is circled in red.)