Context Clues Practice 2 STAAR

Front

decade

Back

ten years

Front

implement
Your plan looks good. I hope it will really work. It’s time to implement it and see if it’s as brilliant as you claim.

Back

carry out

Front

devise
If your plan fails, we’ll have to find someone who can devise a better one.

Back

design

Front

optimistic
Of course, I’m not saying that your plan is no good. I tend to be optimistic, so I won’t be surprised when you succeed.

Back

expecting the best to happen

Front

When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity.

Back

intelligence

Front

trivial - Sunshine said, “Amber, why are you making such a big deal about Robert’s hair? Yes, he did dye it purple. It is rather unusual for a guy to have purple hair. On the other hand, it’s not exactly going to change the course of world history. It’s really quite a trivial matter.”

Back

unimportant

Front

There is a legal battle raging and the judges are concerned that time is running out. Lawyers are being asked to expedite the matter by getting their paperwork in early.

What does expedite mean in this paragraph?

Back

quicken

Front

legitimate

The home team made sure that the officials were on their side. They won a close game and the championship with many questionable decisions from the officials. However, no one from any other town would accept the winners as legitimate champions.

Back

real

Front

manipulate

Back

to control in a dishonest way

Front

We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been heard from again. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that.

Back

worry