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Context Clues Flashcards

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hints found within a sentence to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar words

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Context clues

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The unfamiliar word is described in a sentencd

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Definition clues

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A similar word is placed in the same sentence

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Synonym clues

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An opposite word is placed in the same sentence

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Antonym

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A similar word with the same meaning of the unfamiliar word is placed with an object to be compared

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Comparison

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Samples are provided in the sentence to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word

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Example

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A description is given to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word

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Explanation

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The meaning of the difficult word depends on the cause-effect relationship of the other words as expressed in the sentence

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Cause-Effect

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to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word, it is included in a series of words given in a sentence

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List/Series of clues

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