Contextual Clues

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Scrupulous

Back

With great attention to detail.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

Vexed

Back

Extremely angry.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

Benevolence

Back

Generosity in giving charity.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

Deficient

Back

Inadequate, lacking something.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

Conceited

Back

Taken with oneself.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Contextual Clues

Back

Hints or suggestions in a text that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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Inference

Back

A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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Synonym

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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Antonym

Back

A word that means the opposite of another word.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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Figurative Language

Back

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4