Context Clues for Middle School | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 15 Public

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It seemed very doubtful whether he would ACCOMPLISH his desire. He would need to work very hard to reach his goals.

Accomplish = reach, achieve

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She wondered whether the flowers on the food were EDIBLE or if they were just for decoration.

Edible = able to eat

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He breathed deeply, more interested in DETECTING the faint smell of the meatloaf.

Detected = identify, notice

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He was really scared of the GIGANTIC, or huge, spider. He had never seen such a large spider in his life.

Gigantic = huge, large

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The teacher told them it was time for INDEPENDENT work, but he had some questions so he went to the teacher for help.

independent = not depending on someone else

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The cruise ship had difficulty NAVIGATING the waters due to its large size.

navigating = moving around, steering

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Gerard was so hungry that for lunch he CONSUMED three sandwiches and a quart of milk.

consumed = ate

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Smith got his nickname because he was ELUSIVE – hard to catch.

Elusive = hard to catch

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Tracy held the flower as gently as she could, fearing that the DELICATE stem would break.

delicate = easy to break

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Owls are NOCTURNAL. They fly around and look for food at night

nocturnal = active at night

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Ever since he lost his job as a highly paid tester at the candy factory, Tommy has been MOROSE.

morose = gloomy, sad

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My backpack is DURABLE. I've had it for eight years and it still hasn't broken.

durable = sturdy, tough

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My mom usually likes to stick to a schedule and plan things way ahead of time, so I was surprised when she took us on a SPONTANEOUS trip.

spontaneous = not planned, sudden

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I thought it was PREPOSTEROUS that Brian tried to convince us that he had a candy bar tree.

ridiculous, foolish, dumb

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I feel so gloomy and MELANCHOLY on Wednesday mornings, and I don't even know why.

sad

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