Duplicity has largely negative connotations as the word is associated with being deceitful or "double-dealing" this could mean making a deal and then backing out at a later date or saying that you will do one thing and then later do something different.
1)“The two geologists had been out on their first mission together to collect rock and soil samples.”This statement implies it is their first time on a mission together, Hence their first interaction.
2) “Bianca and Jordan were new members who had been recruited from different training programs.” This statement implies that they’ve never met before because they’ve been recruited from different training programs.
3) “They chatted about their backgrounds, each learning about where the other had grown up and gone to school.” This implies they had now tried to get to know each other since they haven’t talked before.
Answer:
looking up unfamiliar words in the sentence
Explanation:
The "Dreaming in Cuban" was a famous novel written by the author named, Cristina García,. It was her first novel. This book was nominated for the National Book Award, where she was the finalist.
The book "Dreaming in Cuban" was about the the lives of a three generation of women of a family in the Cuba and the United States.
In the context, Pierre is finding difficulty in understanding the excerpt taken from the novel. So the best strategy for Pierre to understand the sentences from the excerpt is to look up for the unfamiliar words given in the sentence and see their meaning and explanations. When Pierre will understand the meaning of the unfamiliar words, she will understand the sentences.
