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  • The students rode the yellow TRISTER to school. What does TRISTER mean?
    bus
  • My teacher said I should be proud of my SKILL that I can multiple quickly. What does SKILL mean? What is the context clue?
    ability to do something well- example
  • He COAXED and encouraged her to sing, but she still refused. What does COAXED mean? What's the context clue?
    attempt to persuade- definition
  • My teacher was absent, so she POSTPONED the test and made it tomorrow. What does POSTPONED mean? What's the context clue?
    delayed; example
  • Our flight will DEPART from New York and arrive in Florida. What does DEPART mean? What is the context clue?
    leave; antonym
  • The teacher looked at the BLAH and knew that it was time for lunch....What is a BLAH?
    clock
  • The baby was WEARY and tired after playing all morning. What does WEARY mean? What is the context clue?
    tired- definition
  • I was suprised to see that my baby sister was not a COWARD but brave in the haunted house. What does COWARD mean? What is a context clue?
    Not scared; antonym
  • The character in the movie was sometimes GREGARIOUS and quiet sometimes. What does GREGARIOUS mean? What is the context clue?
    Loud; antonym
  • The art teacher cut the paper with BESTERS. What are BESTERS?
    scissors
  • We did not SHIVER outside at night because it was so warm. What does SHIVER mean? What is the context clue
    freeze; antonym
  • The DULL painting, which is the one that had little color, did not win the art contest. What is Dull? What is the clue?
    Little color; Definition
  • I need to put on SWARMA before heading out in the summer. My eyes do sting when I put it on but that's better than sunburn. What is SWARMA?
    Sunscreen
  • We ate the apples, bananas, and grapes since they were all EDIBLE.  What does EDIBLE mean? What's the context clue?
    able to be eaten; example
  • The boy had a PECULIAR or strange, hobby of collecting spiders. What is PECULIAR? What is the context clue?
    Strange; Definition
  • My younger brother is such a PEST. He is always following me around. What does PEST mean? What is the context clue?
    bother; example
  • My sister was SENSITIVE and cried during the movie, but I just laughed. What does SENSITIVE mean? What is a context clue?
    emotional, antonym
  • The girl felt QUEASY, or nauseous, after going on the upside down rollercoaster. What does QUEASY mean? What is the context clue?
    nauseous- definition
  • Every July 4th my family and I like to watch the BLASTOS. The sky looks so beautiful with those colorful explosions. What is BLASTOS?
    Fireworks
  • B.R.B. is an ABBREVIATION for "be right back." What is an ABBREVIATION? What is the context clue?
    a shortened version of a word- example
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