Vocab Context Clues

When I need advice, there is an advice column. When it rains,
an umbrella is on my door. It’s uncanny.

uncanny means:

• willingness to please others

• strange or mysterious

• offensive; lacking intelligence

• a house of block of apartments

He lied to his grandmother and cheated in class. He even
picked on the little 6th graders. He was clearly the class cretin

cretin means:

• calm and relaxed

• Offensive, lacking intelligence

• Capable of being changed

• In short supply

“Sure,” I responded nonchalantly. However, on the inside, I
was infuriated.

nonchalantly means:

• Calm and relaxed

• Strange or mysterious

• Willingness to please others

• A person’s inherent qualities

Down the block there was an old tenement that had been
abandoned for some months.

tenement means:

• Capable of being changed

• A person’s inherent qualities

• Take in and understand fully

• A house or block of apartments

One might think that the child would be afraid of such a large
animal, but the intrepid young girl ran up to the beast and began
scratching it behind the ears

intrepid means:

• Fearless; brave

• Willingness to please others

• A person’s inherent qualities

• In short supply

Ben disliked the servile students, the ones who were always
volunteering to help the teacher grade papers or clean the board

servile means:

• A person’s inherent qualities

• Willingness to please others

• Offensive, lacking intelligence

• Capable of being changed

Unlike his sister Bridget, who had a calm disposition, John
climbed on furniture, made tons of noise, and never seemed to
stop

disposition means:

• Capable of being changed

• A person’s inherent qualities

• In short supply

• Willingness to please others

Due to the scarcity of food in the area, the lion had to travel far
from safe ground to get food

scarcity means:

• Willingness to please others

• In short supply

• A person’s inherent qualities

• Fearless; brave

The new students quickly assimilated to the rules and
procedures of the new school

assimilated means

• fearless, brave

• capable of being changed

• to take in and understand fully

• willingness to please others

The art teacher had the students use a malleable type of
clay because it was easier for them to sculpt with it

malleable means:

• Willingness to please others

• Fearless; brave

• Capable of being changed

• Strange or mysterious