Vocabulary • Ch 2.1 (9) - 1984 • Context Clues

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

 

What does the word 'approach' mean?

• A way to get closer to something

• Most commonly happening or being accepted

• To defeat or overcome someone or something

• To ask a question or seek information

She felt bound to keep her promise.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To twist and turn in pain

• Always wanting more and never satisfied

• Showing a lack of intelligence or sense

• A limit or boundary for something

The prevailing sentiment among the crowd was one of excitement and anticipation.

 

What does the word 'prevailing' mean?

• Most commonly happening or being accepted

• To gather or collect over time

• A made-up reason for something

• Showing a lack of intelligence or sense

She used a minor emergency as a pretext to leave the party early.

 

What does the word 'pretext' mean?

• To make someone annoyed or upset

• Always wanting more and never satisfied

• A made-up reason for something

• The appearance or way someone looks

The pain caused him to writhe in agony.

 

What does the word 'writhe' mean?

• To twist and turn in pain

• To get or obtain something

• To ask a question or seek information

• Able to see through or see clearly

The hero vanquished the evil monster and saved the kingdom.

 

What does the word 'vanquish' mean?

• To gather or collect over time

• To defeat or overcome someone or something

• To make someone annoyed or upset

• To get or obtain something

She approached him in disguise.

 

What does the word 'guise' mean?

• A way to get closer to something

• To get or obtain something

• The appearance or way someone looks

• To gather or collect over time

The company's financial records are transparent, allowing shareholders to easily see how funds are being allocated.

 

What does the word 'transparent' mean?

• Most commonly happening or being accepted

• To require or make something necessary

• To free or remove from a difficult situation

• Able to see through or see clearly

She managed to extricate herself from the complicated situation.

 

What does the word 'extricate' mean?

• To ask a question or seek information

• Able to see through or see clearly

• Strong and intense physical or emotional pain

• To free or remove from a difficult situation

Her insatiable appetite for knowledge drove her to read every book in the library.

 

What does the word 'insatiable' mean?

• To defeat or overcome someone or something

• Always wanting more and never satisfied

• To make someone annoyed or upset

• The appearance or way someone looks