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Reading and Vocabulary Skills Preview

Reading Skill: Context Clues. Reading and Vocabulary Skills Preview. surrounding text of an unfamiliar word. The puppy stopped in the road, wagging its tail timidly . It approached Karen shyly, as if it were afraid. Karen picked up the puppy hastily and decided to take it home. Context--.

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Reading and Vocabulary Skills Preview

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  1. Reading Skill: Context Clues Reading and Vocabulary Skills Preview surrounding text of an unfamiliar word The puppy stopped in the road, wagging its tail timidly. It approached Karen shyly, as if it were afraid. Karen picked up the puppy hastily and decided to take it home. Context-- Timidly probably means shyly.

  2. Academic Vocabulary part of speech sentence word definition clarify make clear v n surrounding text context reveal v make known significance n meaning, importance prove to be true verify v

  3. the origin and history of a word Vocabulary Skill: Etymology clar·i·fy/ˈklærəˌfaɪ/ verb, -fied, -fy·ing. verb (used with object) 1. to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity. 2. to remove solid matter from (a liquid); to make into a clear or pellucid liquid. 3. to free (the mind, intelligence, etc.) from confusion; revive: The short nap clarified his thoughts. etymology-- Etymology: 1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French clarifier < Late Latinclārificāre,equivalent to Latin clār ( us ) clear + -ificāre-ify

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