Vocabulary • Ch 17 - Frankenstein • Context Clues

She loved to dwell on happy memories from her childhood.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• To move in a wavy pattern

• To admit or accept something as true

• To be confused or puzzled

• To live or stay in a place

She warned him not to trifle with her emotions.

 

What does the word 'trifle with' mean?

• To live or stay in a place

• To play around with or not take seriously

• To move in a wavy pattern

• To twist or bend out of shape

The disease has blighted the crops, causing significant damage to the farmer's livelihood.

 

What does the word 'blight' mean?

• A plant disease that causes decay

• To twist or bend out of shape

• To play around with or not take seriously

• To stop something from happening or growing

The confusing instructions on the test perplexed the students.

 

What does the word 'perplex' mean?

• A plant disease that causes decay

• To move in a wavy pattern

• To be confused or puzzled

• Forcing someone to give or do something

The stifling heat made it difficult to concentrate.

 

What does the word 'stifle' mean?

• To stop something from happening or growing

• To be confused or puzzled

• A plant disease that causes decay

• Forcing someone to give or do something