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Vocabulary 1 Q2

Vocabulary 1 Q2. context. Standard. ELACC8L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

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Vocabulary 1 Q2

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  1. Vocabulary 1 Q2 context

  2. Standard • ELACC8L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. • a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

  3. 1. Melodious Melodious (adj.): Pleasant or agreeable to listen to; having a pleasant tune (Melody, Melodiously, Melodic) Ex. Melodious birds fill the trees in the park where Walter reads books when he is skipping school. Ex. I turned on my radio, and soon the car was filled with melodious sounds.

  4. 2. Tranquility Tranquility (n.): Calmness; peacefulness (Tranquil, Tranquilize, Tranquilizer) Ex. Walter feels a sense of tranquility whenever he opens a book; he does not worry about the chaos of the world. Ex. Mornings at the lake house are tranquil and serene.

  5. 3. Enthrall Enthrall (v.): To captivate; to hold ones attention completely (Enthralling, Enthralls, Enthralled) Ex. The story East of the Sun and West of the Moon is the first book to truly enthrall Walter. Ex. I find any show about dancing enthralling.

  6. 4. Belligerent Belligerent (adj.): hostile; aggressive; prone to fighting or arguing (Belligerence, Belligerently) Ex. Walter is often belligerent; he constantly picks fights with the other students in his class. Ex. You do not want to earn a reputation of being belligerent.

  7. 5. Vex 4. Vex (v.): To bother; to annoy; to irritate (Vex, Vexation, Vexing, Vexed) Ex. Walter’s classmates continually comment on his poor speech, and the cruel remarks vex him. Ex. The grain of sand that is caught in my eye is a terrible vexation!

  8. 1. Melodious (adj.): Agreeable to listen to; having a pleasant tune Tranquility (n.): Calmness; peacefulness 3. Enthrall (v.): To captivate; to hold ones attention completely 4. Vex (v.): To bother; to annoy; to irritate 5. Belligerent (adj.): hostile; aggressive; prone to fighting or arguing

  9. Standard ELACC8L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

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