Hi there! If you run into a word that you don't know, don't panic and focus too much on it because you'll end up wasting quite a lot of time and still can't figure out the meaning of it. If it's a noun, most likely the passage will explain it afterwards; if it's an adjective, try ignoring it and moving on, see if the attitude of the author on this specific subject in this sentence can be determined in a following sentence; if it's a verb, just replace it with "do/did this", but remember to go back if there is a specific question on that. I'm not a native English speaker and I run into this situation a lot, this usually works for me as far as helping me get through the passage. Hope it helps!