Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary. his pent-up energy found an outlet in a raucous game of tag football. a. lack of b. emotional c. stored up d. dangerous choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. use context clues to the word if necessary. for many millennia, people believed earth was flat. a. reasons b. thousands of years c. generations of people d. beliefs or propositions choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. use the context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary. the oil spill dispersed throughout the river, killing hundreds of fish. a. combusted b. leaked c. spread d. waded choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. use context clues to the meaning of the word if necessary. louis angled the car obliquely into the parking sspot and passed his drivers license test. a. abruptly b. indirectly c. nervously d. quickly choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. use context clues to the meaning of the word if necessary. rats were considered the scourge of the middle ages. a. source of all disease b. cause of trouble or pain c. omen of good fortune d. sign of good harvest