Vocabulary • Ch 4 - The Scarlet Letter • Context Clues

She sat at her desk, ready to compose a beautiful piece of music.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• To delay or put off for later

• Getting back at someone who hurt you

• Very deep or thoughtful

• To create or put together something

I decided to take a different approach to solving the problem.

 

What does the word 'approach' mean?

• Looking at something very closely and carefully

• Very deep or thoughtful

• To get revenge for someone or something

• To come near or get closer to something

His words had a profound impact on everyone in the room.

 

What does the word 'profound' mean?

• Relating to the mother or motherhood

• Very deep or thoughtful

• Someone's special romantic partner or sweetheart

• To come near or get closer to something

She vowed to avenge her brother's death.

 

What does the word 'avenge' mean?

• To get revenge for someone or something

• To delay or put off for later

• To make someone believe something false

• To come near or get closer to something

She tried to delude him into thinking she was someone else.

 

What does the word 'delude' mean?

• Someone's special romantic partner or sweetheart

• To make someone believe something false

• Getting back at someone who hurt you

• A place where an animal lives