Context Clues Practice for Extra Credit on Flashcard

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Cursory

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Quickly, without attention.

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Mellifluous

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Sweet or musical.

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Benevolent

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Kind-hearted.

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Sang-froid

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Calmness.

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Compulsory

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Required.

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Context Clues

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Hints or information in a text that help deduce the meaning of unknown words.

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Inference

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A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.

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Synonym

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

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Antonym

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A word that means the opposite of another word.

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Denotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word.