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1.3 Recognize the origins and meanings of frequently used foreign words in English and use these words accurately in speaking and writing.
1.4 Monitor expository text for unknown words or words with novel meanings by using word, sentence, and paragraph clues to determine meaning.
1.5 Understand and explain "shades of meaning" in related words (e.g., softly and quietly).

Vocabulary Chapters 29-39 (pdf version)

As you come across the words below, fill out the chart. Use context clues to predict what the word means. Then look the word up and write its definition.

humid	drenched	horizon
delirious	depriving	jut
hesitated	feeble	investigation
cluster	refuge	fidgeting
lurched	mirage	protruding