Vocabulary • Ch 23 - The Scarlet Letter • Context Clues

The crowd cheered and exalted the victorious team.

 

What does the word 'exalt' mean?

• A powerful god or goddess

• To keep trying despite challenges or obstacles

• To lift or praise someone very high

• A person who helps organize and control things

Many people worship a deity as their higher power.

 

What does the word 'deity' mean?

• To get sick again after getting better

• A person who helps organize and control things

• To lift or praise someone very high

• A powerful god or goddess

After months of sobriety, he experienced a relapse and fell back into old habits.

 

What does the word 'relapse' mean?

• A powerful god or goddess

• To keep trying despite challenges or obstacles

• To lift or praise someone very high

• To get sick again after getting better

The police officer worked diligently to marshal the evidence against the suspect.

 

What does the word 'marshal' mean?

• To keep trying despite challenges or obstacles

• To get sick again after getting better

• A powerful god or goddess

• A person who helps organize and control things

She was determined to finish the marathon, no matter how difficult it became.

 

What does the word 'determined' mean?

• To lift or praise someone very high

• A person who helps organize and control things

• A powerful god or goddess

• To keep trying despite challenges or obstacles