Improving Vocabulary with Word Parts and Context Clues Instruction

generation - theocracy - corporeal - credence -

generation - a group of people born at the same time theocracy - a country ruled by a religious leader corporeal - having a body credence - a belief that something is real

What is the most likely definition of the word predominant?

most widely used

What is the definition of parameters?

systems that control how things are done

Aristocratic: Incredulous: Contradiction: Regeneration:

Aristocratic: crat Incredulous: cred Contradiction: dict Regeneration: gen

Based on the sentence, what does the word opprobrium most likely mean?

criticism

Which word is a synonym for opprobrium?

disapproval

What is the definition of mendacious?

dishonest

Which type of context clue is used in the sentence?

examples

excavate - paleontologist - incredulous - anarchy - dormancy -

excavate - to take something out of the ground paleontologist - someone who studies fossils incredulous - not believing in something anarchy - a state of having no government dormancy - a state of sleep