Understanding Vocabulary in Context

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What does 'peeps' most likely mean in the context of baby chicks?

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Cries

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What does 'mournfully' most likely mean in the context of singing?

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Sadly

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What does 'immense' most likely mean in the context of a mountain?

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Huge

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What does 'psychologist' most likely mean in the context of helping students?

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A doctor who studies behavior and emotions

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What does 'dovetailed' most likely mean in the context of ideas fitting together?

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Fit together

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What is the meaning of 'context' in understanding vocabulary?

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The circumstances or setting in which a word is used.

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What does 'synonym' mean?

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A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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What does 'antonym' mean?

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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What is a 'metaphor'?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a 'simile'?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.