boasting about how he made his "achievements": rising to the top by means legal or\rillegal, etc.\r6. Denotation: (cause to) change shape, the true or intended meaning, or direction\rConnotation(s): change a good man into a bad one. The use of the word "twist" suggests that the\rman was not only changed in appearance but also in nature.\rComprehension of the Text\rIIà\rLD 2.A3.C 4.A5.C 6.D7. B8.A\rVocabulary\rIII.\r1. sucked 2. visible 3. booming 4. fared 5. output 6. installed 7. routines 8. prescribe 9. tore 10.\remitting\rExercises on Web course only:\r11. stripes 12. twists 13. strap 14. deduct 15. certificate\rIV.\r1. run into trouble 2. let alone 3. free of 4. deducted from 5. torn down 6. rise to the top 7. toying\rwith 8. laid siege to 9. making her way 10. on my way