In 'Unlike his gregarious sister, who loved parties, Tom was quiet and solitary,' what does gregarious mean, and which clue tells you?

Sociable and outgoing; a contrast clue ('unlike')

Which is a definition or restatement context clue?

A philatelist, or stamp collector, values rare issues

Pick the sense the sentence supports

The part of speech (e.g. -tion makes a noun, -ly an adverb)

Use word parts for a first guess, then confirm against the context

Denotation is the literal dictionary meaning; connotation is the feeling a word carries

A sense of a large, fast, possibly threatening mass

Judge or weigh (for example, how strong an argument is)

Such terms are usually defined or recoverable from context, because the test measures reading, not content knowledge

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