Maya and Sam dined tête-a-tête style in the corner of the restaurant. Tête-a-tête means...

a short sofa that is designed to seat two people

Professor Snape spoke with a slow and deliberate cadence to make each word more meaningful.

Cadence is the natural and unique way a person speaks

As a transcendentalist, Jan was taught to trust in people and nature. Transcendentalist is...

to trust in the unity and goodness of all creation

Having too many peripheral devices on a computer can make it run slowly. Peripheral means...

a secondary device attached to a computer

Sadness poured from her pluvial eyes like raindrops down a windowpane. Pluvial means...

characterized by extreme wetness

Brian forgot his written notes and had to improvise his speech for Mr. Clarke's history class.

Improvise is to make something up in the moment

Sometimes magicians pretend to be omniscient when they seem to be able to read minds.

Omniscient means to have total and infinite knowledge

"Touché!" cried the Journalist after hearing the Doctor's retort about Time Travel.

Touché is to acknowledge a clever point in an argument

Michael stood before the infinite shelves, the books savory comestibles for his starving mind.

A comestible is something that satisfies a need or a want

The crystalline film of ice on Jo's windshield sparkled like glitter in the winter morning sun.

Crystalline means a translucent, crystal-like appearance

Having a broad cache prepares you better for almost any situation or job in life. Cache is...

a range of knowledge or abilities

Sara struggled to find her shoe in the dark abyssal space behind her bed. Abyssal means...

any area of immeasurable depth or space

The role Meghan is performing in tonight's play might turn out to be the zenith of her career.

Zenith is when something is at its most successful time

After asking her mother's opinion, Claire thought the connotation of the comment was harsh.

Connotation means the implied meaning of a word or phrase

The repugnance of blood and gore filled Jenny with fear upon entering the House of Horrors.

Repugnance means an extreme dislike, disgust or aversion

The native flora and fauna in the south changed drastically after Hurricane Katrina. This is...

the different types of plants and animal life

Sometimes, professional athletes are treated as mere commodities by various sports teams.

Someone or something that is used to make a profit

Joseph tried desperately to expunge any trace of Emily from his mind after the bad breakup.

To expunge means to try and forget a negative experience

My mother-in-law uses aphorisms instead of telling us what she really thinks. Aphorisms are...

expressions or quotes used to teach a principle of truth

Kenneth thought it was simply kismet that he'd met his wife on the first date. Kismet is...

one's fate, good fortune, or destiny

Land developers believe it is their manifest destiny to do what they wish with untouched land.

This means a right to advance property for a profit

The coach took a surprising laissez-faire attitude toward his team's bad behavior at the game.

This means that one does nothing to control other's choices

An armada of carpenter ants crossed the driveway and into the old garage. Armada is...

a large group of moving objects

Anyone that resorts to violence and theft must have rapacious morals. Rapacious means...

to seize through predatory and greedy methods

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Context Clues Tutorial (8.2B)

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^{Maya and Sam dined} tête-a-tête ^{style in the corner of the restaurant.} Tête-a-tête^means...
a confrontation between two people
a short sofa that is designed to seat two people
a private talk or visit with another person
a quick and witty response
2
^{Professor Snape spoke with a slow and deliberate} cadence ^{to make each word more meaningful.}
Cadence is the natural and unique way a person speaks
Cadence is a balanced rhythm or beat
Cadence is a piece played on a drum to keep the beat
Cadence is the measure or beat of movement, as in dancing
3
^{As a} transcendentalist, ^{Jan was taught to trust in people and nature.} Transcendentalist ^is...
to favor mystical experiences above intellectual reality
to trust in the unity and goodness of all creation
to create your own opinions based on your religious beliefs
to embrace human intuition rather than knowledge
4
^{Having too many} peripheral ^{devices on a computer can make it run slowly.} Peripheral ^means...
a secondary device attached to a computer
the farthermost sideways view in one's sight
a computer programming code
referring to the outer edges of a border
5
^{Sadness poured from her} pluvial ^{eyes like raindrops down a windowpane.} Pluvial ^means...
arid and dry; lacking precipitation
characterized by extreme wetness
humid regions such as jungles or rainforests
that which is caused by rain
6
^{Brian forgot his written notes} ^{and had to} improvise ^{his speech for Mr. Clarke's history class.}
Improvise is to arrange or control various elements
Improvise is to act in a dramatic skit without rehearsing
Improvise is to make something up in the moment
Improvise is to compose a musical piece without preparation
7
^{Sometimes magicians pretend to be} omniscient ^{when they seem to be able to read minds.}
Omniscient means to tell a story about all characters
Omniscient means to have total and infinite knowledge
Omniscient means to be psychic; to see the future
Omniscient means completely ignorant of of all knowledge
8
"Touché!" ^{cried the Journalist after hearing the Doctor's retort about Time Travel.}
Touché is an exclamation used in the sport of fencing
Touché is to make a clear, straightforward, direct response
Touché is to acknowledge a clever point in an argument
Touché is to hit or wound physically or emotionally
9
^{Reading and doing crossword puzzles can prevent} atrophy ^{of the mind.} Atrophy ^means...
strengthening of a muscle through physical exercise
reduction in size
enlargement of a body organ or tissue
weakness from lack of use
10
^{Michael stood before the infinite shelves, the books savory} comestibles ^{for his starving mind.}
A comestible is something edible or able to be eaten
Comestibles are small particles digested in the stomach
A comestible is anything suitable to be devoured
A comestible is something that satisfies a need or a want
11
^The crystalline ^{film of ice on Jo's windshield sparkled like glitter in the winter morning sun.}
Crystalline means a translucent, crystal-like appearance
Crystalline means related to precipitation
Crystalline means a type of rock formed from crystals
Crystalline means patterns of ions, molecules, or atoms
12
^{Having a broad} cache ^{prepares you better for almost any situation or job in life.} Cache ^is...
a location for storing or concealing items
a range of knowledge or abilities
a hide-out or safe house
an area in a computer hard drive that stores data
13
^{Sara struggled to find her shoe in the dark} abyssal ^{space behind her bed.} Abyssal ^means...
the dark, cold, and lifeless expanse of any body of water
the plains and hills that exist at such depths
any area of immeasurable depth or space
the deepest parts of the ocean
14
^{The role Meghan is performing in tonight's play might turn out to be the} zenith ^{of her career.}
Zenith means a brand of electronics of the same name
Zenith means a point in the sky directly above the observer
Zenith means the altitude a plane or jet must reach
Zenith is when something is at its most successful time
15
^{After asking her mother's opinion, Claire thought the} connotation ^{of the comment was harsh.}
Connotation means the direct meaning of a word or phrase
Connotation means the implied meaning of a word or phrase
Connotation means the historical origin of a word
Connotation means the informal language of a particular area
16
^The repugnance ^{of blood and gore filled Jenny with fear upon entering the House of Horrors.}
Repugnance means inconsistency in one's actions or speech
Repugnance means the respect of someone or something
Repugnance means an extreme dislike, disgust or aversion
Repugnance means the act of speaking badly about someone
17
^{The native} flora and fauna ^{in the south changed drastically after Hurricane Katrina. This is...}
the human condition
the import and export trade
the homes and businesses of the area
the different types of plants and animal life
18
^{Sometimes, professional athletes are treated as mere} commodities ^{by various sports teams.}
Agricultural or mining products seen as economic units
Stock in agricultural products such as corn or soybeans
Anything concerning the land
Someone or something that is used to make a profit
19
^{Joseph tried desperately to} expunge ^{any trace of Emily from his mind after the bad breakup.}
To expunge means to wipe out or annihilate a culture
To expunge means to try and forget a negative experience
To expunge means to erase from a computer hard drive
To expunge means to remove the testimony from a court record
20
^{My mother-in-law uses} aphorisms ⁱ^{nstead of telling us what she really thinks.} Aphorisms ^are...
unemotional approaches to dealing with stressful matters
beliefs that experiences are the only source of knowledge
expressions or quotes used to teach a principle of truth
arrogant beliefs spoken by someone as if they were facts
21
^{Kenneth thought it was simply} kismet ^{that he'd met his wife on the first date.} Kismet ^is...
one's poor timing or misfortune
one's goals or ambitions
one's luck or chance occurrence
one's fate, good fortune, or destiny
22
^{Land developers believe it is their} manifest destiny ^{to do what they wish with untouched land.}
This means a duty to expand westward
This means a right to advance property for a profit
This means the need to spread democracy
This means to settle the North American continent
23
^{The coach took a surprising} laissez-faire ^{attitude toward his team's bad behavior at the game.}
This means a lazy approach to management
This means that the government shouldn't interfere
This means that one does nothing to control other's choices
This means that bosses shouldn't micromanage employees
24
^An armada ^{of carpenter ants crossed the driveway and into the old garage.} Armada ^is...
a large group of moving objects
an invasion by an enemy
an invisible force
a large fleet of warships
25
^{Anyone that resorts to violence and theft must have} rapacious ^morals. Rapacious ^means...
to have a large appetite that is never satisfied
to hunt prey using violent means
to seize through predatory and greedy methods
to act with honor and integrity

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