Context Clues Review

Our baseball team's pitcher has a few eccentric habits such as throwing exactly 13 warmups and never wearing socks!

After the heavy rains, the stream became murky; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom.

The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts.

I can choose another word that is the same to put in the new word's place with this strategy

I can find an exact explanation for the word in a different part of a sentence with which strategy?

His exuberant laughter was a sharp contrast to her quiet tears.

Typewriters are archaic. They should be in museums!

The decision that Ali made to study instead of going for pizza was prudent. She got an A and her friends got D's.

The artist worked meticulously on the sculpture of the bear to make it look realistic.

The scent of fried dough and cotton candy wafted by the rides at the fair. What is wafted?

The rollercoaster was closed because of the impending weather event. What is impending?

Although Alex usually looks unkempt, he had a very neat appearance at his job interview.

The mom was up all night with a sick baby and found herself in quite the stupor the next day.

The third grade had lots of precocious children. One had learned to read at 2 and another could do algebra!

What are the hints readers use to figure out words that are unfamiliar when they read?