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Reluctant – Maya was reluctant to join the game, hanging back and shaking her head because she felt unsure and nervous.
Definition: Not wanting to do something.
Context Clues: “hanging back,” “shaking her head,” and “felt unsure and nervous.”
Observe
Sentence: During the science experiment, the students carefully observed the plant, watching how its leaves changed each day.
Definition: To watch or notice something closely.
Context Clues: “carefully,” “watching,” and “how its leaves changed.”
Discover
Sentence: While hiking, the class was excited to discover a hidden waterfall they had never seen before.
Definition: To find something new.
Context Clues: “hidden,” “never seen before,” and “excited.”
Diminish – As the sun began to set, the light started to diminish, making everything look darker and harder to see.
Definition: To become smaller or less.
Context Clues: “sun began to set,” “darker,” and “harder to see.”
Fortunate
Sentence: Ella felt fortunate to have a warm jacket on the cold day while others were shivering.
Definition: Feeling lucky or thankful.
Context Clues: “warm jacket,” “cold day,” and “others were shivering.”
Effort
Sentence: Mia put a lot of effort into her project, spending extra time to make it neat and complete.
Definition: Hard work.
Context Clues: “a lot of,” “extra time,” and “make it neat and complete.”
Consequence – Forgetting her homework had a consequence, so Lina had to stay inside during recess to finish her work.
Definition: A result or outcome of an action.
Context Clues: “so Lina had to stay inside during recess.”
Predict
Sentence: Before finishing the story, the class tried to predict what would happen next using clues from the text.
Definition: To make a smart guess about the future.
Context Clues: “before finishing the story” and “using clues.”
Adjust
Sentence: When the music was too loud, the teacher asked the class to adjust the volume and turn it down.
Definition: To change something a little to make it better.
Context Clues: “music was too loud” and “turn it down.”
Obtain – After saving her allowance for weeks, Rosa was finally able to obtain the book, meaning she bought and got it for herself.
Definition: To get or receive something.
Context Clues: “saving her allowance,” “bought,” and “got it for herself.”
Responsible
Sentence: Being responsible, Noah fed the dog every morning and remembered to refill its water bowl.
Definition: Doing what you are supposed to do and can be trusted.
Context Clues: “fed the dog every morning” and “remembered.”
Determine
Sentence: The class used a ruler to determine the length of the desk by measuring it carefully.
Definition: To find out or decide.
Context Clues: “used a ruler” and “measuring it carefully.”
Emphasize – The coach wanted to emphasize teamwork, so he repeated how important it was for everyone to work together.
Definition: To give special importance to something.
Context Clues: “repeated” and “how important it was.”
Increase
Sentence: The number of students in the club began to increase when more children decided to join.
Definition: To become more or larger.
Context Clues: “number of students,” “began to,” and “more children decided to join.”
Scarce
Sentence: Water became scarce during the drought, so people had to use less each day.
Definition: Hard to find or not much of something.
Context Clues: “drought” and “had to use less.”