Emanuel Leitch Form 4 Sci

English Language 11/08/2022

1. Universally= widely known by everyone

Context Clue: “acknowledged truth that girls like her”

2. Extraordinary= very unusual or remarkable

Context Clue: “may know how to lay up a basketball”

3. Establish: set up on a firm or permanent basis

Context Clue: “Even though peace between” and “had been”

4. Scrupulous: Careful, thorough, and clean

Context Clue: “arranged each napkin, dish and utensil until they were in perfect alignment”

5. Consent: to give permission

Context Clue: “asked his mother for permission”

6. Vexed: to be very angry

Context Clue: carelessly broke”

7. Tact: the ability to tell the truth in a way that considers other people's feelings and reactions
Context Clue: “so Bertha understood without being hurt”

8. Emphatic: forceful and clear

Context Clue: “and with such great passion”

9. Amends: compensate or make up for a wrongdoing

Context Clue: “if he ever wants to win her back”

10. Conjecture: an opinion or conclusion formed based on incomplete information

Context Clue: “but there were so few clues in the sentence”

11. Ascertain: to find out for certain or to make sure of

Context Clue: “the clues in the sentence were so helpful”

12. Defer: postpone

Context Clue: “until next year”