Using Context Clues

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What are context clues?

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Words or phrases in a text that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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What is an antonym clue?

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A context clue that provides a word with the opposite meaning to help define an unfamiliar word.

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What is a synonym clue?

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A context clue that provides a word with a similar meaning to help define an unfamiliar word.

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What is an inference clue?

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A context clue that requires the reader to use reasoning and prior knowledge to understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

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What is a definition clue?

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A context clue that directly defines the unfamiliar word within the text.

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What is an example clue?

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A context clue that provides examples to help clarify the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

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What does 'ornate' mean?

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Decorative; elaborately adorned.

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What does 'opaque' mean?

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Not able to be seen through; not transparent.

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What does 'morose' mean?

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Sullen and ill-tempered; gloomy.

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What does 'grotesque' mean?

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Horrifying; very ugly or distorted.