Vocabulary • Ch 4 - Brave New World • Context Clues

She sat at her desk, ready to compose a beautiful symphony.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• A feeling of extreme happiness or joy

• To show or make clear

• Saying one thing but doing another

• To create or make something, like a song

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The colors of the sky began to merge into a beautiful array of pinks and purples as the twilight set in.

 

What does the word 'twilight' mean?

• The time between daylight and darkness

• A feeling of extreme happiness or joy

• Feeling very sad for a long time

• A line of people waiting for something

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She was overwhelmed with despair when she received the devastating news.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• Feeling very unhappy or miserable

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Shared by a group or community

• The time between daylight and darkness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The evidence presented at the trial clearly manifest his guilt.

 

What does the word 'manifest' mean?

• Feeling very sad for a long time

• Belonging to each individual or thing

• Friendly and warm in a polite way

• To show or make clear

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She experienced pure rapture as she listened to the beautiful symphony.

 

What does the word 'rapture' mean?

• The time between daylight and darkness

• A feeling of extreme happiness or joy

• Feeling very sad for a long time

• To cause someone to suffer or be in pain

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The disease afflicts thousands of people every year.

 

What does the word 'afflict' mean?

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Being in a dazed or unconscious state

• To cause someone to suffer or be in pain

• Sounding sad and mournful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Her prejudice against people from different cultures hindered her ability to connect with others.

 

What does the word 'prejudice' mean?

• The time between daylight and darkness

• Judging someone without knowing them

• Sounding sad and mournful

• Saying one thing but doing another

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She sang a plaintive tune that brought tears to everyone's eyes.

 

What does the word 'plaintive' mean?

• Friendly and warm in a polite way

• Sounding sad and mournful

• To destroy completely, wipe out entirely

• Being in a dazed or unconscious state

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The wretched weather ruined our outdoor plans.

 

What does the word 'wretched' mean?

• Friendly and warm in a polite way

• Judging someone without knowing them

• Feeling very unhappy or miserable

• A line of people waiting for something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The community came together for a communal gathering.

 

What does the word 'communal' mean?

• Shared by a group or community

• To create or make something, like a song

• Sounding sad and mournful

• Having bad intentions or wanting to harm

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D