The synonym that shows the meaning of "deities" in the passage from "The Ancient City" is "gods," which functions as a context clue as explained below.
<h3>What are context clues?</h3>
Context clues are pieces of information found in a text that can help us understand the meaning of a word that is new or unfamiliar to us. One way an author can offer us a context clue if by providing a synonym to the new word.
A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word. In the passage from "The Ancient City" we are analyzing here, the context clue we have to figure out the meaning of "deities" is the synonym "gods."
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Looks like temperate in this case means even. She doesn't change as much as the summer weather.
