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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 40 –50 (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.

contritely	inexplicable	distinctive
adjacent	pronounced	authenticated
commotion	amid	precarious
jurisdiction	pursuant	legitimate
evicted	incarcerated	delirium