Vocabulary • Ch 18 - Brave New World • Context Clues

She felt bound by her sense of obligation to help her friend.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To move by leaping or jumping

• To cut or trim off outer layer

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To stop someone from doing something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She felt overwhelming despair after losing her job.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• To calm someone down or make peaceful

• Determined and persistent

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To provide space or make room for

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She submitted her letter of resignation to her boss.

 

What does the word 'resignation' mean?

• To come together in one place

• Well-known for doing bad or evil things

• To quit or give up a job

• To trick or deceive someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She used a knife to pare the apple.

 

What does the word 'pare' mean?

• To cut or trim off outer layer

• To calm someone down or make peaceful

• To trick or deceive someone

• To move by leaping or jumping

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The hotel was able to accommodate all of our guests for the wedding.

 

What does the word 'accommodate' mean?

• Well-known for doing bad or evil things

• To calm someone down or make peaceful

• To provide space or make room for

• Word: Solicitous Meaning: Showing care and concern for someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The two roads converge at the intersection.

 

What does the word 'converge' mean?

• Making someone feel uncomfortable or uneasy

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To cut or trim off outer layer

• To come together in one place

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The knight used his shield to deflect the enemy's attack.

 

What does the word 'deflect' mean?

• Something that can be touched or felt

• To make something bounce or change direction

• Word: Solicitous Meaning: Showing care and concern for someone

• Well-known for doing bad or evil things

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She tried to delude him with false promises.

 

What does the word 'delude' mean?

• To make something bounce or change direction

• To move by leaping or jumping

• The goal or purpose of something

• To trick or deceive someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The high security measures deterred potential burglars from breaking into the building.

 

What does the word 'deter' mean?

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To stop someone from doing something

• To cut or trim off outer layer

• To move by leaping or jumping

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The sudden alarm clock ringing in the middle of the night was highly disconcerting.

 

What does the word 'disconcerting' mean?

• Making someone feel uncomfortable or uneasy

• To trick or deceive someone

• The goal or purpose of something

• To provide space or make room for

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4