What are context clues?, multiple meaning words, hints that an author gives to help define difficult or unusual words, ways to use punctuation, hidden work meanings, With so many chores to do, Quinn knew that going to the movie was a colossal mistake. Colossal means..., tiny, frightening, huge, minor, People gave the cats so much reverence that they were seen as gods. Reverence means..., deep respect, good food, great power, kitty litter, Young children often mimic the behavior of their older brothers and/or sisters. Mimic means..., tattle on, applaud, cry about , copy, My coach is so fastidious. It seems like no matter how harder we work, he is never pleased. Fastidious means..., fun loving and happy, concerned about accuracy/details, skatterbrained, slow as a sloth, The spot on Martha's new dress was minusclue, but she acted like it was the size of Mt. Rushmore. Minuscle means..., extremely tiny, smelly, huge, disgusting, Nolan was very charitable. He often spent his evenings at homeless shelters serving dinner. Charitable means..., unkind to those in need, a cheapskate, helpful to those in need, a billionaire, When her mom ask if she was dating Luke, Meg skirted the question by pretending she saw a spider. What word can be used to replace skirted? , answered, laughted, argued, avoided, Amani always has a book in her hand because she reads incessantly. What word/phrase cannot replace incessently? , constantly, rarely, continually, non-stop, Reggie had to heft the heavy bag of cement onto the platform above his head. Heft means..., drop, open, set, lift, All of her students conspired to give Mrs. Hawkins a surprise birthday party. Which word cannot be used to replace conspired? , hoped, planned, plotted, schemed, As class president, Harper decreed that ice cream sundaes would be served every Friday in the school cafeteria. Decreed means..., asked, ordered, suggested, proposed.

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