===== Definition =====

Contextual Vocabulary Instruction focuses on deriving the meaning from the text being read. Readers will use implicit or explicit details from the the text to define a word.

Contextual vocabulary instruction focuses on the comprehension skills of monitoring for understanding and clarifying the meaning of unknown words. 

==== Explicit Definition ====

An explicit definition surrounds an unknown word. The definition may be found in an appositive, setting the definition off with commas; the sentence before, the sentence after, or in a text feature like a figure. 

==== Implicit Definition ====

Implicit definitions do not get listed in a text and require someone to infer the meaning from details in the text.