1. How to find word meaning in context.

2. Step 1: Read the sentence carefully…
Read the whole sentence. If you don't know the meaning of the word, skip over it and read the rest of the sentence. Then look at the words around the new one and try to make a connection.
Here is an example: George cared little for social amenities, and sometimes his unpleasant words and actions made people feel uncomfortable.
The words that come after the word "amenities" explain what the word means: If what George does makes people feel “uncomfortable” and he “cared little” about it, you can guess that amenities means something like being pleasant or polite. Does the sentence make sense if you plug in “being pleasant” or “politeness” for amenities?

3. Step 2: Look for clues within the sentence…
Read this sentence: They drove their bright new red vehicle to the park.
You might not know the word "vehicle," but the word "drove" is a clue that vehicle could mean a car. In this sentence, the context clue comes before the new word.
Read the sentence again using the word "car" instead of "vehicle" to see if the word makes sense.

4. Step 3: Look for antonyms within the sentence…
Read this sentence: He was always late; he just couldn't ever be punctual.
The word "late" is the opposite of the word "punctual.” In this sentence, the clue to the meaning of “punctual” is the word “late.”

5. Step 4: Look for synonyms within the sentence…
Read this sentence: The family needed to economize, but try as they would they just couldn't save money.
The word "save" in this sentence means the same thing as "economize." Save is a synonym for economize.
Sometimes a synonym, or word that means the same as the new word, is a context clue that can help you figure out the meaning of a new word.