Vocabulary • Ch 2 - Fahrenheit 451 • Context Clues

She asked her friend to accompany her to the concert.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• To go together with someone or something

• To eat something quickly and completely

• To mention someone or something as a source

• To die

The flowers will perish if we don't water them regularly.

 

What does the word 'perish' mean?

• To get smaller or decrease in amount

• To die

• The rhythm or beat of music

• A conversation or discussion between people

The two events occurred at the same time.

 

What does the word 'simultaneous' mean?

• To spread out or scatter apart

• Happening at the same time

• A bright light that falls from space

• A machine used to play video games

She will evaluate the results of the experiment before drawing any conclusions.

 

What does the word 'evaluate' mean?

• To go together with someone or something

• To mention someone or something as a source

• To eat something quickly and completely

• To judge or determine the value or worth

The mortal raced against time to complete their mission.

 

What does the word 'mortal' mean?

• A living being that eventually dies

• The rhythm or beat of music

• To judge or determine the value or worth

• To change the direction or purpose

The researcher must cite all of their sources in the bibliography.

 

What does the word 'cite' mean?

• A legal promise between two people

• A conversation or discussion between people

• To mention someone or something as a source

• To spread out or scatter apart

She studied diligently and thus achieved excellent grades.

 

What does the word 'thus' mean?

• In this way or as a result

• To agree or be in harmony

• To get smaller or decrease in amount

• To change the direction or purpose

Taking a deep exhalation, she released all her tension and stress.

 

What does the word 'exhalation' mean?

• To spread out or scatter apart

• To agree or be in harmony

• To get smaller or decrease in amount

• The act of breathing out air

The atom is the basic unit of matter.

 

What does the word 'atom' mean?

• Basic building block of matter

• To eat something quickly and completely

• To die

• Happening at the same time

Her voice had a soothing cadence that put me at ease.

 

What does the word 'cadence' mean?

• Happening at the same time

• To spread out or scatter apart

• The rhythm or beat of music

• A conversation or discussion between people