Vocabulary • Ch 20 - Frankenstein • Context Clues

She often found herself lost in reverie while gazing out at the ocean.

 

What does the word 'reverie' mean?

• A paper that allows the police to arrest someone

• Makes you feel worried or confused

• Daydreaming or being lost in thought

• Betraying someone's trust by being disloyal

Walking on the narrow and unstable bridge felt extremely precarious.

 

What does the word 'precarious' mean?

• Extremely bad or terrible

• Not safe or secure

• To ask for something in a pleading manner

• To understand or interpret something

She was shocked by the treachery of her closest friend.

 

What does the word 'treachery' mean?

• A paper that allows the police to arrest someone

• Betraying someone's trust by being disloyal

• Extremely bad or terrible

• Makes you feel worried or confused

The two teams will contend in the championship game.

 

What does the word 'contend' mean?

• To purposely make someone angry or upset

• To argue or fight for something

• Not returned or reciprocated

• Angry or fighting feelings between people

The movie I watched last night was atrocious; the acting was terrible and the plot made no sense.

 

What does the word 'atrocious' mean?

• Extremely bad or terrible

• Daydreaming or being lost in thought

• To understand or interpret something

• Not returned or reciprocated

She beseeched him to reconsider his decision.

 

What does the word 'beseech' mean?

• Tricky and misleading way of arguing

• To beg or plead desperately and humbly

• To ask for something in a pleading manner

• Daydreaming or being lost in thought

The professor spoke to his students in a condescending manner.

 

What does the word 'condescending' mean?

• Not returned or reciprocated

• Not safe or secure

• Acting like you're better than others

• Daydreaming or being lost in thought

She was careful to construe their words in the kindest possible way.

 

What does the word 'construe' mean?

• A paper that allows the police to arrest someone

• Tricky and misleading way of arguing

• Betraying someone's trust by being disloyal

• To understand or interpret something

The sudden change in weather was disconcerting, as we were unprepared for the storm.

 

What does the word 'disconcerting' mean?

• Tricky and misleading way of arguing

• To understand or interpret something

• Extremely bad or terrible

• Makes you feel worried or confused

She had to grovel and apologize to regain his trust.

 

What does the word 'grovel' mean?

• To argue or fight for something

• Makes you feel worried or confused

• To beg or plead desperately and humbly

• Extremely bad or terrible