Notes

Context Clues 2.3
1. moderate: Jamie wants to keep the house spotless all of the time and Shannon is a total slob, but I am
a bit more moderate about cleanliness.
Definition: a bit of in the middle
Why: Jamie is SUPER clean, Shannon is a slob, and she's moderate (middle-ish)

2. uncivil: Ladies, please stop the name calling. There is no reason to act uncivil. Let's discuss the
problem.
Definition: impolite
Why: calling people names is rude and impolite

3. audible: A dog whistle makes a high-pitched sound that is only audible to dogs.
Definition: that can be heard
Why: the high pitch whistle cannot be "heard" by humans, only dogs

4. solemn: The mood in the church became very solemn when the bride began to walk down the aisle.
Definition: formal? (I mean, when it's a wedding it's supposed to be very happy, but i remember that it means serious)
Why: a wedding is a very formal event where couples become couples

5. disdain: She gives me this look of disdain ever since I shot up her dolls with my BB gun.
Definition: hatred
Why: she liked those dolls, and he shot them with a BB gun

6. constitute: The eight golden triangles that Link must collect constitute the Triforce, which can grant
wishes when it is assembled.
Definition: a whole, a group
Why: he must GATHER the triangles to make the triforce (isn't there supposed to be 3?)

7. vex: John felt bad about hitting his little sister, but he was so vexed when he saw her playing with his
only Lance Power action figure that he lost his temper.
Definition: mad
Why: in the later part of the sentence, it said he lost his temper

8. incredulous: I wanted to give the new kid a chance, but when he started telling me that he could ride
his skateboard on top of the telephone wires, all I could do was stare at him with an incredulous smirk.
Definition: not believing
Why: RIDING A SKATEBOARD ON TELEPHONE WIRES, 1, IS DANGEROUS, 2, IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE

9. feign: Jane got it into her mind that she could get out of studying for any test just by feigning illness
the night before the exam.
Definition: faking
Why: she wants to get away with studying, so pretend your sick
10. symmetrical : Gordon wasn't sure that he cut out the shapes properly. He was afraid that he might
have made them uneven, but his teacher assured him that his shapes were perfectly symmetrical.
Definition: even
Why: contrasting on the last parts of the sentence, Gordon says it's UNEVEN, but the teacher say it's even

11. gratified: Janine was gratified when the teacher used Janine's project as an example for other
classes.
Definition: happy
Why: when the teacher uses your project, of course it means 1, you have a good grade 2, the teacher likes it.

12. discordant: The music teacher had difficulty tolerating the discordant noises produced by her
kindergarten class.
Definition: annoying
Why: the teacher had difficulty tolerating annoying noises caused by the kindergartners