Context Clues 7.5

Being exposed to the sun for excessive periods of time is not healthy for your skin. exposed means:

Before the race, most of the runners are nervous, but Ghost is cool as a cucumber which means:

The burglar managed to baffle the police for years before he got caught. baffle means:

Angel visits a factory and gets to watch the packages move around on conveyor belts. Here conveyor means:

Carol waited behind the curtain until the director gave her a silent cue to dance onto the stage. cue means:

To gain admittance into the tree house, a person has to say the secret password first. admittance means:

Geraldo rode with his dad on the turnpike every day to get to school. They had to pay a toll to enter. turnpike means:

The ocean raged against the rocks during the storm. Here raged means:

Jill's mom helped her get a job. She said, "I had to pull a few strings, so make me proud!" pull a few strings means:

Jill assured her little brother that she would protect him from bullies when he started school. Here assured means:

"As soon as we inflate the boat, we can take it out on the lake," Sara said, "So hand me that pump!" inflate means:

Lucy and Sue were sad since they lost the spelling bee, but they felt better because misery loves company which means:

Craig wants to look silly in his class portrait. He sticks out his tongue for the camera. A portrait is:

Ann planted ornamental shrubs and vegetables . She wants her garden to look nice and produce food. ornamental means:

After they had filled their buckets with berries, the little boys crammed their mouths full. crammed means:

The imported mangoes had a high tariff, making them expensive for people to buy. tariff is a kind of:

Bob plays a prank on Sue. He loosens the top on the pepper shaker and when she uses it she gets a surprise. Prank means:

The team felt optimistic before the big game. They had prepared all week and felt ready. What does optimistic mean?

The police accused Ed of robbing a store but Ed's alibi was that he was out of town when it happened. Alibi means:

Sara goes to the doctor because she is feverish and achy. The doctor says she has influenza. influenza is a kind of: