Vocabulary in context

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What does 'uncivil' mean?

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Rude

Front

What type of context clue is used when a word is defined by a similar word?

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Synonym

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What does 'appalled' mean?

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Disgusted

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What does 'sweltered' mean in the context of heat?

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Burned

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What type of context clue is used when a word is defined by its opposite?

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Antonym

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What is a context clue?

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

Front

What is a synonym?

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

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What is an antonym?

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Front

How can context clues help in understanding vocabulary?

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They provide hints about the meaning of unfamiliar words based on surrounding text.

Front

What is a direct definition context clue?

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A context clue that explicitly defines the word within the sentence.