Contextual Vocabulary Acquisition: "sardonic"

• Context:
  • "A dear and now deceased friend said to me years ago when I had said something sardonic, `You could have gone all day without saying that.' His one-liner reproof was lovingly stated, illustrating how correction can be an act of affection."
    • Maxwell, Neal A. (2004), "Remember How Merciful the Lord Hath Been", Ensign, General Conference Report (April).

• Researcher:
  • Shane Axtell

• Report:
  Axtell, Shane (2006), "Demonstrating Contextual Vocabulary Acquisition by Computing the Meaning of sardonic using CASSIE"