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Chapter Exercises 2958. Admitted to the United States in 1790, Tennessee celebrated itsin 1990.9. Ten grams may be called a(n) .10. clothing refers to one style suitable for menand women.■ Practicing Strategies: Combining ContextClues and Word ElementsIn each sentence, one word is italicized. Use the meaning of the wordelement and the context to make an intelligent guess about its meaning.1. The gracious room, beautiful furniture, and pleasant music all contributedto the wonderful ambience of the restaurant.Ambience means .2. The megahit movie was in first place for six months.Megahit means .3. The words “yes,” “it,” and “tea” are monosyllabic.Monosyllabic means .The next two items are from newspaper sources.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.4. Italy’s bicameral Parlamento, or Parliament, includes the Senato dellaRepublica and the Camera dei Deputati.Bicameral means .5. The creatures, only 347 micrometers (about one-hundredth of aninch) long, have a complex reproductive cycle, producing babies bothsexually and asexually.Micrometer means.