Words in Context

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The candidate's appeal lay partly in her gift for plain talk and partly in something harder to name — a sense, conveyed without being argued, that she meant what she said.

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

  • A

    natural ability

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  • B

    religious offering

  • C

    wrapped present

  • D

    donation

Explanation

Her plain talk is a natural ability she possesses; "gift" means natural ability or talent, not the literal present, donation, or religious offering.

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