1. Universal: Jim wanted to ask Janet to the dance, but he felt it a universally acknowledged truth that
popular girls like her didn't go with unpopular guys like him.
What is the Definition?
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
Universally means by everyone; in every case. Every popular girl doesn't want to go to the dance with an unpopular boy. This proves that Jim did not ask Janet to the dance.