Vocab List

1)Elusive(TTTC pg 170)-
Context Clue-"he seemed to be chasing some creature just beyond reach, something elusive, a fish or a frog."; Since is says chasing and beyond reach i can infer that elusive means something hard to grasp, attain, or catch.
Original Sentence-The fugitive had been elusive from the police for years.
Definition-eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define
2)Traction (TTTC pg 174)
Context Clue-I was hard to get traction; with each movement the muck would grip their feet and hold tight.; Since it has something to do with restricted movement and since it also mentions it was hard to get "traction" i can infer that traction means forward movement.
Original Sentence-Since the roads were wet the car had poor "traction" and could not avoid the accident.
Defintion-the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road
3)Happenstance(TTTC pg 175)
Context Clue- "Because even the rain was preferable to being sucked under a shit field, and because it was all a matter of luck and happenstance"; Since it happenstance sounds like circumstance and seems to have the same meaning i can infer that happenstance means that its dependent on certain events.
Original Sentence- It was a matter of happenstance that i was able to find parking this morning.
Definition-a chance happening or event.