While learning the three processes of knowledge acquisition, many context cues come up. These cues tend to occur systematically, and often over and over. Quite often we use these cues without knowing it. Having a list of the types of cues available to you, makes them easier to remember. After a while using them becomes second nature.
New words are easier to define when the context cues are automated.
Summary This list of contextual cues is helpful in learning a word's meaning through the text that surrounds it. There are almost always clues in the surrounding words that can be used to help identify meaning. Often there are many cues but only one will be relevant. Take some reading material and read until you come to a word you are not familiar with. Look at the surrounding words and sentences and identify the cues.