Use the Highlighting Context Clues Strategy, and Highlight Any Clues That Help Determine

Use the highlighting context clues strategy, and highlight any clues that help determine the definition of each underlined word. Use any clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think the underlined words mean in the space provided. After you highlight the context clues and write the definition, please write which type of context clue is being used (antonym or contrast clue, definition or example clue, general knowledge, restatement or synonym clue). 1. The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people. ______

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2. The boy gives her an exasperated look for her lack of understanding, and eats grudgingly.

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3. Travis jabs his spoon into his cereal bowl viciously.

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4. She closes the door with a sleepy vengeance, and sits down a little defeated.

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5. She waits several seconds, trying to make up her mind about something, and looks at Ruth a little tentatively.

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6. Ruth comes in forlornly and pulls her coat off with dejection.

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7. She set her headdress on haphazardly and it slid off the side of her head. ______

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8. Seeing all the handsome young men in the room, she coquettishly fanned herself hoping to draw their attention.

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9. Assimilation and integration are not so popular in your country.

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10. The dog growled menacingly as it bared its teeth.

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11. The oppressive heat caused the men to seek shelter in the shade.

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12. She could not tell him his score on the test. However, she insinuated that he had passed.

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13. Unlike the rest of the loud and obnoxious students in the class, he is very subtle.

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14. Jamie’s sister was happy about the trip to Six Flags, but Jamie plaintively wailed and begged not to go. ______

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15. He was looking for a way to segue into his speech on the current political situation, so he could continue and connect his thoughts with the audience.

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16. My father’s hardscrabble life left him want for a change. He had a burning desire to get rich.

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17. Walt Disney was a genius, a man whose vision allowed everyone, regardless of age, to relive the wonderment of childhood.

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18. When the meal was finally ready, we all sat together and savored the sensuous experience of a delicious, rich meal.

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19. As she began frying the onions and vegetables each morning, delicious smells wafted like a breeze through the house.

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