Memoir Combined Vocabulary Context Clues

Use the context clues to determine the meaning of irrevocable?

Sam's irrevocable decision to leave his wife and children 30 years ago was his biggest regret on his deathbed.

• not able to be changed

• fortunate for all

• long-term

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use the context clues to determine the meaning of resolute?

Molly resolutely decided to change the course of her life and succeeded in achieving the goals she desired.

• determined

• reluctant

• fortunate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use the context clues to determine the meaning of precedence?

And the debate over which Jewish values should take precedence is dividing religious families and congregations alike.

• superficial

• less meaning

• more importance

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use the context clues to determine the meaning of riveted.

Everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage

• screwed

• fixed or held

• avoided

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use the context clues to determine the meaning of pernicious.

Cooper’s seminal text, A Voice From the South: By a Black Woman of the South, addressed issues including educational disparities, women’s suffrage, representations of black women in literature, and the pernicious effects of segregation.

• destructive

• casual

• positive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Use the context clues to determine the meaning of xenophile.

Fran's xenophobia kept her from experiencing foreign cultures and people. Her brother Tom, a xenophile, did not understand his sister's phobia.

• someone who plays the xylophone

• someone attracted to foreign things/cultures

• someone afraid of immigrants

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use the context clue to determine the meaning of resonate.

Observe what’s working (and what’s not) around you, and pick the best of those tactics in a way that resonates with you.

• causes someone to resign

• makes someone revolt

• meets with someone's agreement

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use the context clues to determine the meaning of tedious.

Migration lawyers also say paperwork for applicants coming to America—already long and tedious—is getting too unwieldy.

• tiresome because of length

• exciting because of interest

• useless because of laws

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use the context clues to determine the meaning of affront.

Her mother-in-law took it as an affront that she wasn't asked to help cook Thanksgiving dinner

• insult

• compliment

• flattery

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use the context clues to determine the meaning of noxious.

Exposure to the harmful algae-producing, noxious bacteria can be debilitating, according to the MDEQ website.

• lethal

• helpful

• innocent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4