Taut : adj, pulled or drawn tight
Source Sentence - ". . . Martha was bent horizontal to the floor, reaching, the palms of her hands in sharp focus, the tongue taut, the expression frank and competitive." page 4
Context Clue - Example, in the sentence it explains how Martha had her face so it gave me the idea that taut had something to do with face expressions
Original Sentence - When I was in 8th grade I was in the swim team and I awaited my race to start I was on my game mode so I so focused that my taut lips gave the others that I was serious


Tangible : adj, perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
Source Sentence - "these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight." page 20
Context Clue - Example, since I had no idea what it meant I read ahead so I got clues that hinted on things you could touch
Original Sentence - the tangible thing that I carried is my twilight book because it means a lot to me

Resignation : n, the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
Source Sentence - "Some carried themselves with a sort of wistful resignation, others with pride or stiff soldierly discipline or good humor or macho zeal." page 19
Context Clue - Your logic, since I had to look this word up when I did a play in 6th grade I knew the word already
Original Sentence - I had to give my resignation to my avid teacher because I couldn't take it anymore