In this activity, you'll use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words from The Death of Ivan Ilyich Refer back to the
you fill out the table below. In the Contextual Meaning column, write the meanings that you are able to derive from the story alone. Aft
added the contextual meanings for all words, look up the words in a dictionary and fill in the actual definitions in the Dictionary Definit
Then, in the Notes/Comments column, write about how the contextual definitions compare to the dictionary definitions and whet
enough to come up with a good understanding of these unfamiliar words.
BIU X2 Xâ‚‚ 10pt
Word
piquancy
preclude
magnanimous
sinecure
timorous
querulous
tacit
amenity
savoir faire
Contextual Meaning
A
Dictionary
Definition
Notes/Comments
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