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- I knew my principal was pulling for me, but he was unsure of the district officials' willingness to open themselves up to scrutiny.†
p. 93.6scrutiny = careful look or inspection
- It was hard feeling insecure all the time, realizing that people were scrutinizing everything about me, from my looks to my behaviors.†
p. 119.5 *scrutinizing = looking at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
Definitions:
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(1)
(scrutiny) careful examination of something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)