1. The exact definition of "acrophobia"
is given to you in the sentence.
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2. It's easy to get a picture of "recluse"
from these sentences. It must mean a person who is alone and isolated.
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3. Even if you don't know the meaning of "placid,"
it has to be the opposite of nervous, so "placid" must mean calm or relaxed.
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4. Common knowledge about infant care will help
you to understand the "pacifier" is the little piece of rubber
on a ring that is used to calm down a crying baby.
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5. The prefix geo may remind you
of the word "geography," so you have a clue that the word has something
to do with the earth. The stem therm may remind you
of words like "thermometer" or "thermos," so there is a clue that the word
is related to heat. In fact, "geothermal" refers to energy
that is produced by the earth's heat.
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6. Here the article "the" gives you a clue that
the unfamiliar word must be a noun. Knowing this helps you limit your
guess to nouns only. You don't need to think about other parts of speech,
so your guessing is much easier.
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