context clues 1.2
Content: While others eat eggs, pancakes, and bacon for breakfast, Mike was content with a piece of toast and a glass of orange juice.
satisfied
Confiscate: Joanne's mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated.
To take something using one's authority
Fortunate: Because he had such good friends and family, Malcolm considered himself fortunate.
lucky or blessed
Outcast: If a wolf refuses to help its pack hunt, it becomes an outcast and must go on alone.
not belonging to a group
Obedient: Unlike her older brother Jerome, who stayed out all hours of the night, Kate obediently followed the curfew her parents set.
showing loyalty
Peculiar: Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work.
strange; unusual
Discard: Dad had no need for the broke air conditioner, so he discarded it on the corner by the trash.
throw away;
Consume: John was so hungry that he consumed the cranberry muffin and went back for a donut.
to eat
Coax: After the bird escaped, Chris tried to coax it back into the cage with treats.
to gently persuade
Murmur: On the way to her room after just having been grounded, Tammy murmured something under her breath.
to mumble or say something so that others cannot hear it
Observe: The teacher stopped the students after she observed them wrestling.
to see or notice
Brilliant: Vince had to put his sunglasses on because the rays of the sun were so brilliant.
very bright