Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine or confirm the meanings of words and phrases, including their connotations and denotations, and their etymology.
Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas (e.g., science, mathematics, social studies, the arts) derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes;
Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine or confirm the meanings of words and phrases, including their connotations and denotations, and their etymology.
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Which words best help the reader understand the meaning of the word 'indistinct' in paragraph 4?
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wears a baseball glove
behind their brother
in the coming darkness
man the field
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Read the following dictionary entry. Which definition most closely matches the use of the word clout in paragraph 3?
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Which words best help the reader understand the meaning of the word 'indistinct' in paragraph 4?
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Read the following dictionary entry. Which definition most closely matches the use of the word clout in paragraph 3?
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In paragraph 2, the word 'handful' means someone who is -
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Which word in paragraph 3 means "given but not returned"?
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Read this sentence from paragraph 11. This sentence helps the reader know that the word pittance in paragraph 2 means -
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In paragraph 9, the word proficiency means -
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Which sentence supports the idea that the life of the Inughuits now is not very different from how it has always been?
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Which quotation can best be described as conveying the idea of freedom?
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In paragraph 4, the expression "chair rocker" refers to someone who -
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Read the following dictionary information about the origin of the word arrhythmic.
In paragraph 6, what does the word arrhythmic mean?
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Read the following dictionary entry.
Which definition best matches the use of the word tender in paragraph 3?
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Which phrase has the same meaning as the word 'moonlighted' in paragraph 2?
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In paragraph 2, what does 'clambered' mean?
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In paragraph 12, the word 'mettle' means -
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In paragraph 14, the word 'asymmetrically' means -
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In paragraph 8, the word 'exhilarating' means something that -
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Read the following dictionary entry. Which definition best matches the use of the word contain in line 9?
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Which line from the poem provides context that supports the meaning of the word grazing in line 8?
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In paragraph 10, the word reverie means -
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In paragraph 3, which word means "passed" or "slipped by"?
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Which word from paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to "weak"?
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In paragraph 12, people who act in "altruistic" ways are -
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Which word from the selection means "supporting" or "recommending"?
