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Contextual clues, such as surrounding words, sentences, or paragraphs that provide hints about the word's meaning. Structural clues, like prefixes, suffixes, or root words that can give insight into a word's definition. Content clues, such as definitions, examples, or comparisons that may be present in the text.
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A dictionary is a tool that can provide definitions, pronunciations, parts of speech, and example sentences to help you determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
Getting meaning from context means: Looking at the words around an unfamiliar word to help determine meaning. Sometimes, if you read the entire paragraph that contains the unfamiliar word, you can figure out what the word means.
D.All of the above
D.All of the above
the word unfamiliar is an adjective. The meaning of unfamiliar is to not be aware of, or to not know someone or something.
The Latin roots "re-" meaning back, "ced" meaning move, and "-e" indicating a verb form can help you determine that the unfamiliar word is referring to something retracing or moving back in terms of a boundary or limit.
One unfamiliar word in "Dead Stars" by Paz Marquez Benitez is "prosaic," meaning commonplace or unromantic. Another unfamiliar word is "virile," meaning having masculine characteristics or qualities.
A. Belli