Context clue"Or" clue
"Or" introduces a simpler word with the same meaning.
The window was transparent, or see-through, so we could watch the rain.
Clear enough to see through.
Water in the mountain stream was transparent.
Remember: Spot ", or" after a hard word: the next word or phrase usually means the same thing.
Short lessonReading cluesWhen you meet a new word, the sentence around it often holds clues to its meaning.