Drawing knowledge from other words in the sentence to make an educated guess is which type of context clue?

1. As it neared lunch time, the strong smell of pizza drifted down the hallway, quickly making our class hungry. This was probably due to the fact that out classroom was adjacent to the cafeteria; we were always the first ones in line for lunch.

What is the meaning of the word adjacent in the paragraph?

The weather forecaster announced that snow could start falling at any moment. I ran to the window as fast as a rabbit running from a fox. I stared out the window, longingly, as white powder accumulated on the cold, hard ground. After a few minutes, the grass was no longer visible, now covered with snow.

Which words from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of accumulated?

As someone who is frequently the new kid in a school, I have learned to adapt to new situations quickly. Sometimes it’s hard to adjust to new classrooms, teachers, and middle-school social orders, but I’ve gotten really proficient at it over the years. After a few weeks, no one even remembers that I’m the new kid.

What is the meaning of the word adapt in the paragraph?

People who work with statistics, or statisticians, often have to analyze large sets of data, looking closely for trends among numbers. Using mathematical techniques, they interpret patterns that explain the world around them. This can help them solve problems in many real world fields like business or government.

Which words from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of analyze?

Addie thought she had prepared herself for the math test; she had studied all week. She expected a high grade on the exam. But she couldn’t anticipate what her teacher would ask for the last question; who would have predicted that Mr. Butler would ask them to add together the number of words in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?

What is the meaning of the word anticipate in the paragraph?

I returned to school soon after the war was over. The entire place, where the school used to be, was in ______.

We would be in a more permanent place once the buildings were rebuilt. The destruction was devastating, but despite the ____ around us, people went about picking up their lives.

The director felt remorse, or shame, for hiring some incompetent employees. What word from the sentence is a synonym for the underlined word, giving the definition?

The successful man earned his millions through deceit and chicanery. Define chicanery.

When my sister decided to apply to several colleges, our mailbox started getting lots of advertisements from other colleges that she had never even heard of. The deluge of letters and postcards filled our mailbox each day.
What does deluge mean in the passage?