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‌Name:‌ M

‌ UHAMMAD‌‌MUNIB‌  ‌
Context‌‌Clues‌‌1.2‌  ‌
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Directions:‌‌‌read‌‌each‌‌sentence‌‌and‌‌determine‌‌the‌‌meaning‌‌of‌‌the‌‌word‌‌using‌‌cross‌‌sentence‌‌clues‌‌or‌‌your‌‌  
prior‌‌knowledge.‌ ‌Then,‌‌explain‌‌what‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌helped‌‌you‌‌determine‌‌the‌‌word‌‌meaning.‌  ‌
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1.‌ ‌Confiscate:‌‌Joanne’s‌‌mother‌‌came‌‌up‌‌to‌‌the‌‌school‌‌to‌‌get‌‌the‌‌cell‌‌phone‌‌the‌‌teacher‌‌had‌c‌ onfiscated‌. ‌ ‌
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Definition:‌‌_____________‌_‌Taken‌_‌__________________________________________________‌  ‌
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What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
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Mother‌‌came‌‌up‌‌school‌‌to‌‌get‌‌the‌‌cell‌‌phone‌  ‌
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2.‌ ‌Obedient:‌U‌ nlike‌‌her‌‌older‌‌brother‌‌Jerome,‌‌who‌‌stayed‌‌out‌‌all‌‌hours‌‌of‌‌the‌‌night,‌‌Kate‌o‌ bediently‌‌ 
followed‌‌the‌‌curfew‌‌her‌‌parents‌‌set.‌  ‌
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Definition:‌‌ 
_____________‌willingly‌_‌_____________________________________________________________‌  ‌
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What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
‌The‌‌curfew‌‌her‌‌parents‌‌set.‌  ‌
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3.‌ ‌Consume:‌J‌ ohn‌‌was‌‌so‌‌hungry‌‌that‌‌he‌c‌ onsumed‌t‌he‌‌cranberry‌‌muffin‌‌and‌‌went‌‌back‌‌for‌‌a‌‌donut.‌  ‌
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Definition:‌‌_________‌Eat‌‌up/Eat‌‌quickly‌_________________________________________‌  ‌
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What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
John‌‌was‌‌so‌‌hungry‌‌and‌‌went‌‌back‌‌for‌‌a‌‌donut.‌  ‌
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4.‌ ‌Coax:‌A
‌ fter‌‌the‌‌bird‌‌escaped,‌‌Chris‌‌tried‌‌to‌c‌ oax‌i‌t‌‌back‌‌into‌‌the‌‌cage‌‌with‌‌treats.‌   ‌ ‌
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Definition:‌‌_______‌P
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‌ ersuade‌____________________________________________________‌  ‌
What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
Back‌‌into‌‌the‌‌cage‌‌with‌‌treats.‌  ‌
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5.‌ ‌Peculiar:‌S‌ ince‌‌it‌‌was‌‌a‌‌school‌‌day,‌‌Denise‌‌thought‌‌it‌‌was‌p
‌ eculiar‌t‌hat‌‌she‌‌saw‌‌no‌‌children‌‌on‌‌the‌‌
 
street‌‌during‌‌her‌‌drive‌‌to‌‌work.‌   ‌ ‌
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Definition:‌‌_____‌Strange‌_______________________________________________________________‌  ‌
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What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
She‌‌saw‌‌no‌‌children‌‌on‌‌the‌‌street‌‌during‌‌her‌‌drive‌‌to‌‌work.‌  ‌
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6.‌ ‌Outcast:‌I‌ f‌‌a‌‌wolf‌‌refuses‌‌to‌‌help‌‌its‌‌pack‌‌hunt,‌‌it‌‌becomes‌‌an‌o‌ utcast‌‌‌and‌‌must‌‌go‌‌on‌‌alone.‌  ‌
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Definition:‌‌ 
______________‌Rejected‌_______________________________________________________‌  ‌
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What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
Must‌‌go‌‌on‌‌alone.‌  ‌
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7.‌ ‌Discard:‌‌‌Dad‌‌had‌‌no‌‌need‌‌for‌‌the‌‌broken‌‌air‌‌conditioner,‌‌so‌‌he‌d
‌ iscarded‌‌‌it‌‌on‌‌the‌‌corner‌‌by‌‌the‌‌ 
trash.‌   ‌ ‌
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Definition:‌‌__________________‌Throw‌‌away‌___________________________‌  ‌

What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
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Dad‌‌had‌‌no‌‌need‌‌for‌‌the‌‌broken‌‌A.C‌  ‌
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8.‌ ‌Content:‌‌While‌‌others‌‌eat‌‌eggs,‌‌pancakes,‌‌and‌‌bacon‌‌for‌‌breakfast,‌‌Mike‌‌was‌c‌ ontent‌‌‌with‌‌a‌‌piece‌‌of‌‌
 
toast‌‌and‌‌a‌‌glass‌‌of‌‌orange‌‌juice.‌  ‌
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Definition:‌‌__________‌Satisfied/Happy‌_________‌  ‌
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What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
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While‌‌others‌‌eat‌‌eggs,‌‌pancakes,‌‌etc.‌  ‌
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9.‌ ‌Fortunate:‌B‌ ecause‌‌he‌‌had‌‌such‌‌good‌‌friends‌‌and‌‌family,‌‌Malcolm‌‌considered‌‌himself‌f‌ ortunate‌. ‌ ‌
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Definition:‌‌______________________‌Blessed/Lucky‌__________________________________________‌  ‌
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What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
‌Because‌‌he‌‌had‌‌such‌‌good‌‌friends‌‌and‌‌family.‌  ‌
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10.‌ ‌Observe:‌‌‌The‌‌teacher‌‌stopped‌‌the‌‌students‌‌after‌‌she‌o‌ bserved‌‌them‌‌wrestling.‌  ‌
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Definition:‌‌ 
_________________‌Notice‌__________________________________________________________‌  ‌
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What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
Them‌‌wrestling.‌  ‌
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11.‌ ‌Brilliant:‌V
‌ ince‌‌had‌‌to‌‌put‌‌his‌‌sunglasses‌‌on‌‌because‌‌the‌‌rays‌‌of‌‌the‌‌sun‌‌were‌‌so‌b
‌ rilliant‌. ‌ ‌
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Definition:‌‌_______________‌Bright‌______________________________________________________‌  ‌
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What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
Vince‌‌had‌‌to‌‌put‌‌on‌‌his‌‌sunglasses.‌  ‌
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12.‌ ‌Murmur:‌O ‌ n‌‌the‌‌way‌‌to‌‌her‌‌room‌‌after‌‌just‌‌having‌‌been‌‌grounded,‌‌Tammy‌m
‌ urmured‌s‌ omething‌‌
 
under‌‌her‌‌breath.‌  ‌
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Definition:‌‌____________‌W
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‌ hisper‌____________________________________________________‌  ‌
What‌‌clues‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌lead‌‌you‌‌to‌‌your‌‌definition?‌  ‌
Something‌‌under‌‌her‌‌breath.‌  ‌
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