Define
Context
The surroundings or setting of something.
Use cite in a sentence.
Mr. S is always making us cite evidence in MLA format.
Use prove in a sentence.
Rudy wants to prove that he’s a great quarterback by joining the football team.
My math teacher ______ed with hints that we would have a quiz on Friday.
My math teacher alluded with hints that we would have a quiz on Friday.
My brother told us a short _____ about his discoveries in Minecraft.
My brother told us a short anecdote about his discoveries in Minecraft.
Inevitable
Most likely to happen. Unavoidable.
Use context in a sentence.
Students looked at words in the context of sentences to guess their meaning.
Use anecdote in a sentence.
My nana tells me short anecdotes about when she was a little girl.
We got lost in the woods. We couldn't _____ north from south.
We got lost in the woods. We couldn't distinguish north from south.
You can't _____ an iPhone charger with a Samsung charger.
You can't connect an iPhone charger with a Samsung charger.
Apprise
To inform or notify someone.
Use inevitable in a sentence.
When October comes to Tucson, it’s inevitable that cooler temperatures will follow.
Use apprise in a sentence.
Jorge’s phone vibrated to keep him apprised of incoming texts.
If we don't stop global warming now, destruction of our planet is ______.
If we don't global warming, destruction of our planet is inevitable.
My dog barks to keep me _____ed of strangers outside.
My dog barks to keep me apprised of strangers outside.
Denote
A sign of something. To indicate something.
Use denote in a sentence.
A shortness of breath often denotes COVID-19.
Use precedent in a sentence.
iPhone 1 set the precedent for modern smartphones.
IT created a new _______ for how scary future movies could be.
IT created a new precedent for how scary movies could be.
A red battery symbol ______s that your phone is about to die.
A red symbol battery symbol denotes that your phone is about to die.
Distinguish
Be able to tell apart or identify.
Use distinguish in a sentence.
Everyone had the same phone. I couldn’t distinguish which one was mine.
Use allude in a sentence.
The movie alluded to who the killer was by giving us hints.
In the _____ of winter, hoodies are warm.
In the _____ of summer, hoodies are too hot.
In the context of winter, hoodies are warm.
In the context of summer, hoodies are too hot.
In The Avengers, Iron Man is _______ed by the actor Robert Downey Junior.
In The Avengers, Iron Man is depicted by the actor Robert Downey Junior.