Question

vocabulary strategy - use context clues
context clues can help you clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or ambiguous words. to use context clues, look at surrounding words and phrases to find hints about a word’s meaning. note this example of a multiple - meaning word from bronx masquerade:
\this particular painting was rough, but anyone could tell it was raul. a self - portrait. he’ll probably hang it in class.\
the context clues help you understand that the narrator is referring to what the painting looks like, not how it feels. you can tell from the context that rough means \unpolished,\ not \coarse to the touch.\
practice and apply: find the following words in paragraphs 2 and 4 of the excerpt from bronx masquerade. identify context clues to each word’s meaning, and write your guessed definition in the chart. then look up each word in a dictionary to check your definition.

word	context clues	guess definitions
2. smudge
3. launch
4. fumble

Explanation:

Since the original text does not provide paragraphs 2 and 4 from "Bronx Masquerade", we will assume general - context examples for these words. For "gallery", context clues could be related to art - display settings. For "smudge", it could be related to a mark or smear in an artistic or writing context. "Launch" could be related to starting something new like a project or an event. "Fumble" could be related to clumsy actions. However, without the actual paragraphs, these are just general ways to think about context clues and definitions.

Answer:

Word	Context Clues (assumed general - context)	Guess Definitions
smudge	A blurry or dirty mark.	A smear or blot, especially one made by smearing.
launch	Start or initiate something.	To set in motion or start (a project, event, etc.).
fumble	Act clumsily with hands.	To handle or do something in a clumsy or awkward way.