4. Contrast Clues
sometimes a writer provides an antonym for the word The that you don,t know, sentence context tells you that the two words are antonyms or have an opposite. meaning. If a singte word provides a clue to the unknown word, it means that it offers you a contrast clue and it is often called an antonym. By noticing the antonym, you can figure out the meanings of the words you do not know. The words or phras es-but, though, whereas, unrikeare often used to give the meaning to the unknown words. Here are some examples.