AnswersTwilight Session 1 Fall 26 Literature and Composition I_CThompsonImproving Vocabulary with Word Parts and Context Clues

Improving Vocabulary with Word Parts and Context Clues Answers

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explanation✔ examplesynonymantonym

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explanationexamplesynonym✔ antonym

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explanationexample✔ synonymantonym

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Use the drop-down menus to define the italicized word in each sentence.

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Various protuberances, such as rocks, bushes, and ledges, made it easier for the climber to get up the wall.:things that stick out
I made a New Year’s resolution to be generous, but I gave in to avarice instead.:greed
The worst result of the hurricane was the inundation of water that flooded streets and basements.:flood
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✔ greedgenerositythreats

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tricklemud✔ flood

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trickle
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subjects related to science✔ subjects related to culturesubjects related to math

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subjects related to science
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subjects related to math
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explanation✔ examplesantonym

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seasons of the yearroyalty✔ divine beings

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Use the drop-down menus and your knowledge of roots to define each word.

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Corpulent::having a large body
Dormancy::state of rest
Regenerate::to grow again
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Use the drop-down menus and your knowledge of prefixes to choose the correct word for each sentence.

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I love being outdoors, so a day at the movies is for me.:atypical
Plants that desirable traits tend to live longer than those that do not.:exhibit
The situation was unpleasant, and I did not know how to myself from it.:extricate
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prohibit✔ exhibit

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✔ extricateintricate

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Use your knowledge of context clues, word roots, and affixes to determine the meaning of the italicized words in this passage.

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Oligarchy most likely means “a .”:government of a few people
Edicts most likely means “.”:laws
Extirpated most likely means “.”:destroyed
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requests✔ lawstaxes

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requests
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✔ destroyedrevisedaccepted

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