Some reasons for guessing meaning from context are:

A good way to make good guesses about unknown words is

Where would you find the following words: Crops, soil, fertilizers, climate?

What is the best option for the italicized word?: "Because there was so little precipitation this year, the crops dried up and died".

My sister loathes broccoli, but she loves spinach.

All birds have feathers, and feathers are peculiar to birds. No other major group of animals is easy to categorize. All birds have wings, too, but there are other winged creatures, such as bats and certain insects.

All birds have feathers, and feathers are peculiar to birds. No other major group of animals is easy to categorize. All birds have wings, too, but there are other winged creatures, such as bats and certain insects.

Yet diversity among birds is not as striking as it is among mammals.

The difference between a hummingbird and an emu is great, but hardly as dramatic as that between a bat and a whale.

Her parents separated when she was a small child, so she has lived with her _____.

She likes to _____ books and it is a big help in her career.

Last week was Henry’s birthday. His girlfriend bought him a new _____.

The affluent families live in big houses and drive expensive cars.

The police barricaded the entrance so that people who were outside could not get into the concert hall.

You have to take another sky train to continue your journey because this one terminates here.

Although at first they loathed each other, they became very close friends.

While some animals leave their offspring in the wild right after birth, elephants remain with their children until they are old enough to take care of themselves.

My mom was infuriated when she learned that I skipped classes.

The workers demolished the old houses so that a new shopping mall will be built.

The snake slithered through the grass. He was hunting.( what does slither mean?

The tiger's roar could be heard in villages far away. (What does roar probably mean? )

The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people. (What does abhorrent probably mean? )

You can trust the salesmen at that store because they always conduct business in an aboveboard manner. (What does aboveboard probably mean? )

Petra has so many friends because she is a gregarious person. (What does gregarious probably mean? )

The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use their long, beautiful tail feathers to make ladies' hats. (What is an egret? )

After the harvest, we had an abundant amount of apples. We made apple pie, apple sauce, and apple juice because we had so many apples! (What does abundant probably mean? )

The hill was too arduous for us to climb. We had to walk our bicycles up the hill. (What does arduous probably mean? )