2 Vocabulary Preview. The meaning of a word is sometimes found out after the phrase “in other words.”
Example:
Bill Gates has a good imagination about software; in other words, he thought of new,
creative ideas easily.
Imagination means to think up new, creative ideas.
1. Men brag; in other words, they say good things about themselves.
Brag means they say ____________________________________.
2. My male classmates are usually active; in other words, they do things.
Active people don't sit and do nothing. It means they ___________.
3. My twin cousins are very similar; in other words, they like the same things and play
in the same way. They aren't very different.
Similar means not _______________________________________.
Other words in a sentence sometimes suggest the meaning of a word. This can help in decoding words’ meaning and this is called context clue. Match the words with the definitions. Write your answer on the space provided before the number. Don’t use your dictionary.