Vocabulary • Ch 3.6 (24) - 1984 • Context Clues

She prefers to dwell in the countryside rather than the city.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• To live or stay in a place

• An appearance or outward show of something

• Going straight up and down

• To cut something into pieces

The teacher had to admonish the student for repeatedly talking during class.

 

What does the word 'admonish' mean?

• A written record of what happened

• To live or stay in a place

• An appearance or outward show of something

• To warn or scold someone gently

The protestors began to disperse as the police arrived.

 

What does the word 'disperse' mean?

• To spread or scatter things apart

• To warn or scold someone gently

• To go together with someone or something

• Difficult to understand or comprehend

Her sallow complexion made her look sickly.

 

What does the word 'sallow' mean?

• Having a pale, yellowish complexion

• To go together with someone or something

• To be unhappy and quiet for no reason

• To quit or give up a job

The unpleasant smell made him retch.

 

What does the word 'retch' mean?

• To warn or scold someone gently

• Going straight up and down

• To live or stay in a place

• To feel like vomiting or gagging

There was not even a semblance of order in the chaos of the room.

 

What does the word 'semblance' mean?

• An appearance or outward show of something

• To warn or scold someone gently

• To feel like vomiting or gagging

• A mixture of different things or elements

The skyscraper stood tall, with its vertical design reaching toward the sky.

 

What does the word 'vertical' mean?

• Going straight up and down

• To warn or scold someone gently

• To cut something into pieces

• To defeat an opponent completely in a game or competition

The political dissident was forced into exile, leaving behind everything he knew.

 

What does the word 'exile' mean?

• Forced to live away from home

• A mixture of different things or elements

• To go together with someone or something

• Difficult to understand or comprehend

The forensic team had to carefully reassemble the remains after the body was dismembered.

 

What does the word 'dismember' mean?

• To feel like vomiting or gagging

• To warn or scold someone gently

• An appearance or outward show of something

• To cut something into pieces

The army was able to rout the enemy in a decisive battle.

 

What does the word 'rout' mean?

• Difficult to understand or comprehend

• Having a pale, yellowish complexion

• To defeat an opponent completely in a game or competition

• Going straight up and down