Vocabulary Using Context Clues

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What does the nonsense word "yop" mean from the following sentences: Arn wrinkled his yop in distaste when he walked by the skunks. He covered his yop with his hand.

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Nose

Front

What does the nonsense word "fipt" mean from the following sentences: Sam opened the ​fipt to look for something to drink and stood there with the door open. "Close the door!" yelled his mother. "You're letting all of the cold air out!"

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refrigerator

Front

What does the nonsense word "culdot" mean from the following sentences: The lion paced back and forth in his culdot. "It's a good thing that the culdot keeps that lion from getting loose!" thought Sam.

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cage

Front

What does the nonsense word "nibert" mean from the following sentences: Gam pulled off his nibert and fluffed up his hair. The nibert had flattened it over the course of the day. Sam hung his nibert on a hook.

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hat

Front

What does the nonsense word "akkem" mean from the following sentences: Sam watched the akkem slither across the driveway. The akkem looked venomous, so Sam kept his distance.

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snake

Front

decay

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rot

Front

The strange man runs around the town square singing loudly and waving a toilet plunger in the air. He is nutty as a fruitcake. Here nutty as a fruitcake means:

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acting crazy

Front

cue (Carol waited behind the curtain until the director gave her a silent cue to dance onto the stage.)

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signal

Front

obstinate

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stubborn

Front

predicament

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problem