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What context clue uses lists?
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What context clue uses similar words?
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What context clue uses opposite words?
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What context clue uses details or describes?
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My little brother is gaunt—just so thin and bony
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Although some students are aloof, others pay attention to everything.
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Commercial vehicles, such as trucks, buses, and taxis with paid drivers, can all be found on the road.
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My friend was so forlorn when her dog died that she cried for a week.
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The man used to be very lax with the rules but now he follows all the laws.
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She was so erratic that she would be in a great mood one minute and crying the next. You never could predict the way she’d act.
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The brawl, or fight, on the playground got both kids sent to the principal.
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What does the underlined word mean: My little brother is gaunt—just so thin and bony
brother
little
bony and thin
microscopic
What does the underlined word mean: She was so erratic that she would be in a great mood one minute and crying the next. You never could predict the way she’d act.
great mood
crying
unpredictable
act or behave
What does the underlined word mean: The brawl, or fight, on the playground got both kids sent to the principal.
fight
playground
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sent to the principal
Find the meaning of the underlined word: Although some students are aloof, others pay attention to everything.
unfocused or not paying attention
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pay attention
students
Find the meaning of the underlined word: Unlike my parents, who love classical music, I loath it.
hate
love
unlike, different
parents or adults
Find the meaning of the underlined word:
Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean.
flounder or trout
animals
fish
mammals
Find the meaning of the underlined word: The rotund baby panda bear looked chubby and round.
chubby and fat
baby or infant
panda
view or looked at
Find the meaning of the underlined word: Mr. Johnson owned a haberdashery where he sold men’s suits, shirts, and ties.
fancy suits and dresses
a place where men's clothing is sold
seamstress
a mall
Find the meaning of the underlined word: Unlike her grandmother, who was very generous to her, Sarah’s parents were misers who never bought her anything.
cheap, saved every penny
rich and wealthy
generous
purchased