Mr. Thompson has been a jeweler for over 50 years, so he isn't easily bamboozled by dishonest customers who try to pass fake stones off as real.

It's no wonder that Kayla became a self-made millionaire; not only did she have a creative, new idea, but she's also industrious, putting in long hours to ensure her product is made to the highest quality.

Damian stood trial for the crime, but he was exonerated when his lawyers provided undeniable proof that he was hundreds of miles away at the time that the crime was committed.

Greg was given the formidable task of finding an activity that would interest all of the children, whose ages ranged from 4 to 14.

Even though I'm tired and really want to go to bed, I feel compelled to stay up to see what happens in my favorite show, since last week's episode ended with an intriguing cliffhanger.

We are attending an exposition at the community center this weekend, which will showcase all of the new board games created by the young inventors.

We want to hire the most competent candidate for the job, which is why we are conducting such extensive interviews and looking at each person's previous job history.

Since there is just one other undefeated team in our football league, my teammates and I consider them as our prospective rivals in the championship game, although really anyone has a chance of making it into that final game.

Because the dog often goes hungry and is left outside on extremely cold nights, I believe my neighbors are negligent pet owners.

On Thanksgiving, my mom makes copious amounts of food and we have left overs for days.

She made up the most ludicrous story about how a UFO visited her house the night before and flew off with her homework and she expects me to believe her.

A sponge is not going to help scrub the dried up food off of that pan; you're going to need something much more abrasive, like a Brillo pad, to get it clean.

I will get in touch with my liaison at the bank and find out if the money was deposited into the correct account.

Matthew has been struggling in Algebra because he lacks the rudimentary skills of mathematics that were taught in previous years.

When you recognize words in the sentence that mean the opposite of the unfamiliar word, you are using what type of context clues to help you figure out the meaning?

What TYPE of context clues are given for the bolded word in the following sentence:

Justin antagonized his younger brother by kicking the back of his seat, pulling his hair, and projecting tiny spit balls at the back of his head when no one was looking.

What type of context clues for the bolded word are provided in the following sentence?

The school administrators decided to boycott, or refuse the use, of cell phones in the building.

What type of context clues are used to hint at the meaning of the bolded word in the following sentence?

The veins in his neck popped and the irate customer's voice could be heard shouting all the way from the back of the restaurant.

When you recognize words in the sentence that mean the same as the unfamiliar word, you are using what type of context clues to help you figure out the meaning?