Synonyms and Antonyms

a familiar word that means the same as an unfamiliar word

A synonym

Put two and two together

a word that's the opposite of the unfamiliar word.

Pessimistic philosophy

don't know every word in a passage.

figuring out the flow of the passage

To help draw your attention to the author's main points

writing on a paper

Context clues contain information in the text that helps you find the meaning of a word.

the tools used to produce media texts

Robust means something exhibiting good health. To utilize a context clue, you could say, the able-bodied squirrel looked very robust running across the yard.
"Cherise is a robust and energetic person."

"Everywhere you go" provides good context for guessing the meaning of ubiquitous.

Media texts are created to inform, entertain, or persuade an audience.

Come up with a set of simple categories