Vocabulary • Ch 10 - Animal Farm • Context Clues

The professor used a practical experiment to demonstrate the concept to her students.

 

What does the word 'demonstrate' mean?

• To stop or prevent something from happening

• To show or explain how something works

• Undermining or secretly trying to overthrow something

• To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something

It is critical that we find a solution to this problem immediately.

 

What does the word 'critical' mean?

• Feeling happy or satisfied with something

• To ask questions to find out information

• Word: Filial Meaning: A word to describe being kind and respectful to parents

• Very important or necessary

The government attempted to suppress the information from being released.

 

What does the word 'suppress' mean?

• Thinking you are better than others

• Undermining or secretly trying to overthrow something

• To be more successful or powerful

• To stop or prevent something from happening

They were barely able to subsist on their meager income.

 

What does the word 'subsist' mean?

• To be more successful or powerful

• Very important or necessary

• To survive by obtaining food and water

• To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something

The two teams will contend for the championship title next week.

 

What does the word 'contend' mean?

• To make guesses or predictions about something

• To be more successful or powerful

• To have a lot of success and money

• To argue or compete for something