If you are able to figure out the meaning of an unknown word based on an example or a contrast given in the?

Question

If you are able to figure out the meaning of an unknown word based on an example or a contrast given in the text, you're using a ............?

Answer 1

A metaphor is describing with example, eg: learning is like a sieve, it only catches part of what is put in.

An antonym is a contrast, wet is to dry, apples to oranges

A synonym is a likeness, song is to music, wet is to damp

In this case, it could be any of them, you decide, but they are the definitions.

Answer 2

context clue i believe. context clues are when you don't know the word in the sentence but you figure out what it means based on the other words around it.

Answer 3

metafor...simily....or context clues (being able to understand the meaning of a word by the "words" in the sentence (s)

Answer 4

analogy