The splinter was buried deep inside her fingertip. To extract it, she would need to find a pair of tweezers and keep a level hea
d. Which of the following phrases provides a context clue for the definition of the word extract? 1.The splinter 2.was buried 3.a pair of tweezers 4.level head
To extract means to remove, to take out, to pull out, especially by effort or force. But even if readers don't know the meaning of extract, they can assume it is related to removing something by paying attention to context clues. In this case, if someone has a splinter "buried deep" in their finger, it is only logical that it will cause them pain and they will want it removed. Thus, the context clue for the definition of the word extract is "was buried".
