type of clues
provide a meaning of unknown word in the sentence
definition
Canivores, that is, meat eaters, are the top of the food chain.
What do carnivores mean?
meat eaters
definition clue
The tomato is the edible or safe for eating.
What safe for eating?
tomato
uses a word having the same or nearly the same meaning
synonym
My best friend squandered all his money; his drinking and gambling wasted all his earnings.
What does squandered mean?
wasted
likewise
comparison
Herbs like dill, sage, rosemary, and oregano are from Europe.
What does rosemary mean?
herb
the meaning of an unfamiliar word can be inferred
inference or general context
After a time, glaciers, or slowly moving rivers of ice, formed over many parts of the Earth.
What do glaciers mean?
slowly moving rivers of ice
however
antonym or constrast
Supermarkets are beginning to respond to the demands for foreign vegetables such as bell papers, Dutch rhubarb, fennel, yellow squash, zucchini.
What is zuchini?
foreign vegetable
example/explanation
After seeing the picture of the starving children, we all felt compassion or pity for their suffering.
What does compassion mean?
pity
To illustrate
example clue
Although oregano or its oil may be used as a dietary supplement, there is no clinical evidence to indicate that either has any effect on human health.
What is used as a dietary supplement?
oregano oil
The meaning of an unknown word depends on the cause/effect relationship with other words in the text.
cause and effect
Many other studies have shown that eating fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of heart attack and stroke-the two leading causes of death in Western countries.
What are the two leading causes of death in Western countries?
heart attack and stroke
Consequently
cause and effect
Why do people need to avoid eating fruit?
Because it can cause digestive symptoms in people