1. Determine the part of speech
2. Look at the words that are used with it
3. Think about the meaning of the sentence and the topic of the passage
4. Noice if the word is repeated elewhere in the passage or if the writer has used ang synonyms or antonyms.
5. Look for an explanation or definition of
the word somewhere else in the passage
(expecially in a textbook).
6. Infer an approximate meaning of the word
7. Read the sentence with you meaning
instead of the original word.