Context Clues

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What are context clues?

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Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.

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What does 'voracious' mean in the context of eating?

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Having a huge appetite.

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What is a definition context clue?

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The word’s meaning is explained in the sentence.

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What does 'salutation' mean?

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Greeting.

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What is an antonym context clue?

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A word or group of words that has the opposite meaning.

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What are synonyms?

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Words that have the same or similar meanings.

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How can context clues help in reading comprehension?

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They provide hints to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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What is an example of a context clue?

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Using a sentence that describes a word to infer its meaning.

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What is an antonym?

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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What is a synonym context clue?

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A word or group of words that has the same meaning.