Words in Context

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

The witness's testimony, though delivered with apparent confidence, is colored by his own complicated relationship to the defendant. Jurors should weigh it with that bias firmly in mind.

As used in the text, what does the word "colored" most nearly mean?

  • A

    fabricated

  • B

    given pigment

  • C

    blushing

  • D

    influenced subtly

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Explanation

The witness's testimony is shaped by his personal relationship — "colored" means subtly influenced, not literally pigmented, fabricated outright, or blushing.

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