"Speaking rudely to the referee was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning!" In the above context, what does rash mean?

"Famous people are getting bashed constantly. They are normal people and deserve praise sometimes." What does bashed mean in the above sentence?

"Jack was mortified, or embarrassed, when he tripped and fell in front of the entire audience." In this context, what is a synonym for mortified?

"The man was sentenced to 5 years in the penitentiary as punishment for stealing cars. He will be placed amongst other inmates who have committed crimes also." What does penitentiary mean?

"The tornado annihilated the whole town and nothing was left standing." In this sentence, what does annihilated mean?

"I thought the painting of the waves crashing onto the shore was very picturesque, but Tom thought it was ugly." What is the signal word used in this sentence?

"When the power went out, my appliances such as the washing machine, dryer, and dish washer were temporarily not working." What type of context clue is used to understand the word appliances?

"Hundreds of bees swarmed, or crowded, the field of flowers." What is the signal word?

"The coach admonished her for picking daisies when she should have been defending the goal." What is the best synonym for admonished?

"I don't wish to impede your progress. I was merely trying to make sure you understand the instructions." All of the following are synonyms of impede, EXCEPT:

"He tried to perturb his sister by copying every word she said." What is the definition of perturb?

"Peter is a novice tennis player. It is his first day of practice." What is an ANTONYM of novice?

"I was so parched, I gulped down my water quickly." What is the meaning of parched?

"Most people recite the alphabet chronologically by beginning with A and ending with Z." What does chronologically mean?

1. You can use context clues when you need to find the ___________ of words.

2. When looking for context clues you should act like a _____________.

3. Using context clues will help one in what subjects?

4. When he didn’t understand the instructions, the students asked the teacher to clarify them. Clarify means?

5. The fragrant aroma of the food cooking in the kitchen made me so excited to eat. Aroma means?

6. The long hike in the mountain is grueling. Grueling means?

7. The parking was so congested, it took half an hour to get out. Congested means?

8. Mark is a novice basketball player. It it his first day of practice. Novice means?

9. The following is an example of what type of context clue? “The palatial houses such as mansions and castles can only be afforded by wealthy people.”

10. The following is an example of what type of context clue? “I got in trouble for not telling the truth last night and mom revoked all my privileges like not getting to hang out with my friends until next week.”

Janice thought the man was friendly, but Casey though he was malicious.

In this sentence, the word malicious means

The young boy made a spectacle out of himself when he wore a clown outfit to church.

Spect is a Latin root that means to observe. So a spectacle is something you can

People were upset that the store raised their prices so they objected to shopping there.

Ject is a latin root that means to throw. What is the best definition of objected in this context?

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street.

What does the word pedestrians mean?

What is a synonym?

A dog whistle makes a high-pitched sound that is only audible to dogs.

John had seen horror movies before, but when he saw Zombies on the Boat, he was so appalled by the violence that he wrote the newspapers warning parents not to allow their children to see this movie.