Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Brave New World • Context Clues

They watched the sun descend below the horizon.

 

What does the word 'descend' mean?

• A group of lines in a poem

• To happen again and again over time

• To come before something else

• To go down or move downward

They decided to take a collaborative approach to solving the problem.

 

What does the word 'approach' mean?

• A feeling of extreme happiness and delight

• Caring and understanding for others' feelings

• Pulled tight, not loose or slack

• The way you do something

She would often yearn for the peacefulness of her childhood home.

 

What does the word 'yearn' mean?

• A feeling of extreme happiness and delight

• Pulled tight, not loose or slack

• To want or wish for something

• A state of confusion and disorientation

The storm's arrival was imminent, and everyone rushed to prepare for it.

 

What does the word 'imminent' mean?

• A group of lines in a poem

• Something about to happen very soon

• To have balance and stability

• A feeling of extreme happiness and delight

The benevolent woman dedicated her life to helping those in need.

 

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

• Lying flat or facing downwards

• Something about to happen very soon

• The way you do something

• Kind and generous

The rope was stretched taut across the canyon.

 

What does the word 'taut' mean?

• Caring and understanding for others' feelings

• Not easily noticed or seen

• Pulled tight, not loose or slack

• To give directions for taking medicine

The artist's creativity was incarnate in her vibrant paintings.

 

What does the word 'incarnate' mean?

• To have balance and stability

• A feeling of extreme happiness and delight

• To want or wish for something

• To be in human form

The poet wrote a powerful stanza about nature.

 

What does the word 'stanza' mean?

• To go down or move downward

• A group of lines in a poem

• The way you do something

• To be in human form

The balance between supply and demand in a market is crucial for maintaining economic equilibrium.

 

What does the word 'equilibrium' mean?

• A balanced state or condition

• A state of confusion and disorientation

• To come before something else

• To be in human form

She maintained a calm and poised demeanor during the intense situation.

 

What does the word 'poise' mean?

• A group of lines in a poem

• A repeated phrase or verse in a song

• To have balance and stability

• Kind and generous