Context Clues 3

nonchalant (adj)

His nonchalant attitude frustrated me.

• anxious

• Calm

• Quiet

• angry

hircus (adj)

The football team had a terrible hircus smell after the game when they lifted their arms.

• foot odor

• hand odor

• armpit odor

• hair odor

Facile (adj)

Compared to the preschool kids, it is facile for the 5th graders to open their milk cartons.

• difficult

• easy

• confusing

• funny

fictitious (adj)

The book, Story Thieves, is a fictitious book because people can't jump in books.

• real

• not real

quandary (noun)

There was a quandary at the amusement park because the roller coaster go stuck at the top of the ride.

• rich person

• worker

• poor person

• problem

apparition (noun)

The four friends went into the haunted house for Halloween and thought there was a lot of apparitions.

• stars

• people

• ghosts

• stairs

Opulence (noun)

Jordan lives in a 3-story house. He has a playground, and owns a store because he has a lot of opulence.

• clothes

• fame

• riches

• fun

Nefarious (adj)

There was a nefarious man stealing food from the store.

• cool

• villainous

• weird

• heroic

Barricade (verb)

We barricade the windows and doors.

• lock

• block

• eat

• open

Immaculate (adj)

The dress is so clean and nice, it is immaculate.

• beautiful

• perfect

• dirty

• all of the above