Context Clues

"I was working with three other students on a group project for Science class. We had many arguments, so we asked the teacher to help us resolve our problems." "Resolve" probably means:

Connie is never happy when people are being nice to each other. She always instigates fights and then acts like she did nothing wrong. When you "instigate" something, you __________.

If you don’t get help for your condition, it could become chronic. Then you may have to take medicine for the rest of your life. "Chronic" probably means:

Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights, you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. "Infrequently" probably means:

"We have lofty hopes about you, son. You will go to university and become the president of the USA." "Lofty" probably means:

Pam and Gia are sisters, but they’re very different. Look at their clothes. Pam doesn’t care what she wears, even if her clothes are old-fashioned. But Gia is very chic. "Chic" probably means:

I like that store. The workers care about their customers and strive to make them feel comfortable and welcome.  "strive" probably means:

“Mia, why are you talking this much about Linda's hair? Yes, she colored it purple; I know it's different. But so what? Come on! It's such a trivial matter. "Trivial" probably means:

When Kim and Kia were fighting about a boy, Shana acted as a mediator. She helped them sit down and talk to each other again. "Mediator" probably means:

Leo was reluctant to try the new food. He said, “I don’t think I’ll like this,” and pushed the plate away. After a few minutes, he finally took a tiny bite. "reluctant" probably means:

No one knew Jerry was a spy. He acted like a normal person. Then someone found out about his covert activity and told everyone. We were all shocked. "Covert" probably means: