Vocabulary • Ch 3.4 (22) - 1984 • Context Clues

She sat at the piano, ready to compose a masterpiece.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• When things make sense and fit together

• To create or make something, like music

• To achieve or get something you want

• Stretched tight without any looseness

He was in a state of delirium, rambling and hallucinating.

 

What does the word 'delirium' mean?

• A state of extreme confusion and disorientation

• To create or make something, like music

• When things make sense and fit together

• To achieve or get something you want

After weeks of negotiations, the enemy finally had to capitulate and surrender.

 

What does the word 'capitulate' mean?

• To severely damage or harm something

• To surrender or give up in battle

• Something that causes a response or reaction

• Not very serious or important

They conform to the dress code at the office.

 

What does the word 'conform' mean?

• To do what others are doing

• Something that causes a response or reaction

• To severely damage or harm something

• To surrender or give up in battle

She worked hard to attain her dream of becoming a doctor.

 

What does the word 'attain' mean?

• To create or make something, like music

• To keep trying even when it's hard

• Moving or acting very slowly and sluggishly

• To achieve or get something you want