Opals come in a variety of colors, and they range from opaque to transparent. The most desirable opals are known as the precious opals. They have a special iridescent quality. As you move the opal under light, it shows a spectrum of colors.

Question

Opals come in a variety of colors, and they range from opaque to transparent. The most desirable opals are known as the precious opals. They have a special iridescent quality. As you move the opal under light, it shows a spectrum of colors.

Which words provide the best context clues for the meaning of iridescent?

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Responses

"opals, special, precious"
"opals, special, precious"

"opaque, quality, desirable"
"opaque, quality, desirable"

"variety, light, spectrum of colors"
"variety, light, spectrum of colors"

"transparent, variety, opals"

Answer 1

"variety, light, spectrum of colors"

Answer 2

They'd also been talking about the injustices they experienced daily, like not being able to eat at a lunch counter.

Which part of the sentence best points to the correct definition of injustices in the sentence?

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Responses

"they experienced daily"
"they experienced daily"

"they'd also been talking"
"they'd also been talking"

"like not being able to eat at a lunch counter"
"like not being able to eat at a lunch counter"

"eat at a lunch counter"

Answer 3

"like not being able to eat at a lunch counter"

Answer 4

The words "variety, light, spectrum of colors" provide the best context clues for the meaning of iridescent.

Answer 5

The words that provide the best context clues for the meaning of "iridescent" are "variety, light, spectrum of colors". Iridescent refers to the property of showing a range of colors that change as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. In this case, the description of opals having a "spectrum of colors" when moved under light suggests that they have an iridescent quality.