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Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.​What contextual clues do you often use to help you in guessing the meanings of new words? Demonstrate these clues with examples.
【正确答案】：

(1) DEFINITION, E.G. IT IS UNDESIRABLE TO WRITE WITH TOO MANY PARENTHESES, A PAIR OF BRACKETS ROUND WORDS OR PHRASES.
(2) EXAMPLE, E.G. DO YOU KNOW THE ARCHITECT? HE DESIGNED ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL.
(3) ANTONYMY, E.G. AS THE FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS REACHED ITS PEAK, THE ECONOMY NEARED ITS NADIR.

【题目解析】：定义法：例如，不要用太多的括号、一对括号括住单词或短语。举例法：例如，你认识那个建筑师吗？他设计了圣保罗大教堂。反义词法：例如，所有战线的战斗达到顶峰，经济就接近最低点。