Context Clues
Since I do not eat meat, I have to find plant-based alternatives
Alternative: a replacement or another option in place of something
Infamous
-Notorious
-Famous for negative reasons
-Well known
Cynical - having a consistently negative OR mistrusting outlook on things
Trusting
Positive
Hopeful
During the argument between my friends, I had to pacify my best friend so he can calm down.
Pacify: soothe or help calm down with gentleness
Diligent
Hard-working
Thorough
Tenacious
Consistent
Rapport - having a connection or relationship with someone
Strangers
Unfamiliarity
I did not agree with her but I understand her perspective
Dilemma
Issue
Conflict
Problem
Elation - pure happiness and joy
Sadness
Anger
The passage's connotation was about the beauty of nature and it was explained in metaphors
Connotation: the underlying meaning that may not be directly said but it's implied
Lucrative
Gaining profit or profitable
Gainful
Generating an output
Fluctuate - when something changes or varies or depends
Consistent
Steady growth or decline
Unchanging
Even under peer pressure, he did not succumb to their nonsense
succumb: to give in or submit
Jeopardize
Put at stake
Risk
Hypothetical - based on a hypothesis which is an educated guess involving science, philosophy, and/or logic
Factual
Evidence-based
Provable (there is solid proof)