Directions: For Directions: For Directions: For Directions: For Directions: For

each underlined each underlined each underlined each underlined each underlined
word, use the word, use the word, use the word, use the word, use the
context clues or context clues or context clues or context clues or context clues or
words that words that words that words that words that
surround it to surround it to surround it to surround it to surround it to
find the find the find the find the find the
meaning. meaning. meaning. meaning. meaning.

Example A: Example A: Example A: Example A: Example A:

I was really I was really I was really I was really I was really
hungry, and the hungry, and the hungry, and the hungry, and the hungry, and the
pear I ate did pear I ate did pear I ate did pear I ate did pear I ate did
not appease my not appease my not appease my not appease my not appease my
hunger. hunger. hunger. hunger. hunger.

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

appease- to appease- to appease- to appease- to appease- to
fulfill or satisfy fulfill or satisfy fulfill or satisfy fulfill or satisfy fulfill or satisfy

1. I did an 1. I did an 1. I did an 1. I did an 1. I did an

adequate job on adequate job on adequate job on adequate job on adequate job on
my last essay by my last essay by my last essay by my last essay by my last essay by
adding a strong adding a strong adding a strong adding a strong adding a strong
concluding concluding concluding concluding concluding
paragraph. paragraph. paragraph. paragraph. paragraph.
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2. I tried to 2. I tried to 2. I tried to 2. I tried to 2. I tried to
analyze the analyze the analyze the analyze the analyze the
results of the results of the results of the results of the results of the
election by election by election by election by election by
looking at looking at looking at looking at looking at
graphs and graphs and graphs and graphs and graphs and
charts. charts. charts. charts. charts.
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3. The award I 3. The award I 3. The award I 3. The award I 3. The award I
earned was of earned was of earned was of earned was of earned was of
great great great great great
significance to significance to significance to significance to significance to
my future my future my future my future my future
resume. resume. resume. resume. resume.
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4. The baseball 4. The baseball 4. The baseball 4. The baseball 4. The baseball
game went game went game went game went game went
down to the down to the down to the down to the down to the
home stretch of home stretch of home stretch of home stretch of home stretch of
the ninth the ninth the ninth the ninth the ninth
inning. inning. inning. inning. inning.
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