Vocabulary • Ch 2.3 (11) - 1984 • Context Clues

They reached an accord on the terms of the contract.

 

What does the word 'accord' mean?

• Agreement or harmony between people or things

• Ordinary or dull, not very interesting

• Always right, never makes mistakes

• Opposite or not positive or good

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The doctor will induce labor to help the mother give birth.

 

What does the word 'induce' mean?

• Agreement or harmony between people or things

• To cause something to happen

• Not having enough of something important

• Very skilled or good at something

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Her talent was sheer, evident in every performance.

 

What does the word 'sheer' mean?

• Very thin or transparent

• Complete and including everything possible

• Very skilled or good at something

• Someone who says one thing but does another

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She believed her intuition was infallible.

 

What does the word 'infallible' mean?

• Ordinary or dull, not very interesting

• Always right, never makes mistakes

• Not having enough of something important

• To avoid or escape something or someone

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She was feeling negative after receiving the disappointing news.

 

What does the word 'negative' mean?

• Opposite or not positive or good

• A loan for buying a house

• Always right, never makes mistakes

• To stop or prevent something from happening

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

He preached about the importance of honesty, but was a hypocrite himself.

 

What does the word 'hypocrite' mean?

• Someone who says one thing but does another

• Complete and including everything possible

• A problem that needs attention urgently

• Wearing colors that blend in with surroundings

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She experienced acute pain in her lower back.

 

What does the word 'acute' mean?

• Agreement or harmony between people or things

• A loan for buying a house

• To avoid or escape something or someone

• A problem that needs attention urgently

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The soldier used camouflage to blend into the forest during the mission.

 

What does the word 'camouflage' mean?

• To cause something to happen

• Agreement or harmony between people or things

• A loan for buying a house

• Wearing colors that blend in with surroundings

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She used her cunning to outsmart her opponents in the game.

 

What does the word 'cunning' mean?

• To avoid or escape something or someone

• A problem that needs attention urgently

• Being clever and tricky while hiding intentions

• Wearing colors that blend in with surroundings

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The suspect attempted to evade capture by blending into the crowd.

 

What does the word 'evade' mean?

• Very thin or transparent

• Ordinary or dull, not very interesting

• To avoid or escape something or someone

• To happen at the same time

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C