Context Clues Exercise

 Directions: Define the underlined word using context clues.

1. Jorge has been the proprietor of the store for thirty years. His father was the owner before that.
2. The tiny dog looked innocuous, but in fact he was very dangerous.
3. My 75-year-old mother and my 93-year-old grandmother are both in the same geriatric center.
4. Taylor was never hungry, but after going without food for three days, he was so ravenous that he ate like a dog.
5. Lela is usually very verbose in class. Today, however, she didn’t talk at all.