Vocabulary • Ch 11 - Brave New World • Context Clues

They engage in deep conversation to solve the problem.

 

What does the word 'engage' mean?

• To think deeply about something

• Feeling worried or uneasy about something

• To be involved or participate in something

• Opposite or different from what was expected

She was bound by the promise she made to him.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• A complicated maze with lots of paths

• To tie or attach tightly

• To solve a problem and make peace

• To allow yourself to have or do something you enjoy

She looked in the mirror and saw her own reflection looking back at her.

 

What does the word 'reflect' mean?

• To think deeply about something

• To be involved or participate in something

• To give up or surrender

• To give up a job or position

The meaning of his cryptic message remained obscure to her.

 

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• To think deeply about something

• Acting like something that you are not

• Difficult to understand or see clearly

• A fixed amount of food or supplies

The farmer's crops yielded a bountiful harvest.

 

What does the word 'yield' mean?

• Feeling worried or uneasy about something

• To quickly move back in surprise or fear

• To give up or surrender

• Difficult to understand or see clearly

She handed in her resignation letter after years of working at the company.

 

What does the word 'resignation' mean?

• Going on and on without ever stopping

• A complicated maze with lots of paths

• To give up a job or position

• A disagreement or a conflict between people

After their argument, they were able to reconcile their differences and mend their friendship.

 

What does the word 'reconcile' mean?

• To tie or attach tightly

• A disagreement or a conflict between people

• A fixed amount of food or supplies

• To solve a problem and make peace

The small town had a quaint bookstore with creaky wooden floors.

 

What does the word 'quaint' mean?

• Old-fashioned or charming in a unique way

• To quickly move back in surprise or fear

• To give up or surrender

• To allow yourself to have or do something you enjoy

During times of food shortage, the government had to ration supplies to ensure everyone received their fair share.

 

What does the word 'ration' mean?

• Feeling worried or uneasy about something

• To give up or surrender

• A fixed amount of food or supplies

• Going on and on without ever stopping

She felt apprehensive about entering the haunted house alone.

 

What does the word 'apprehensive' mean?

• To think deeply about something

• Something that exists in the world

• To allow yourself to have or do something you enjoy

• Feeling worried or uneasy about something