Vocabulary • Ch 1.2 - Romeo and Juliet • Context Clues

The judge issued a writ of injunction against the company.

 

What does the word 'writ' mean?

• Able to see through something easily

• To become used to doing something

• A legal document or official order

• Very little or not enough of something

She was bound by the promise she made to him.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To jump or move quickly and energetically

• Extreme and prolonged pain or suffering

• Extreme pain or suffering

• To become weak or suffer greatly

The preacher was accused of spreading heresy with his unconventional teachings.

 

What does the word 'heresy' mean?

• Extreme pain or suffering

• Agreement between people or groups

• To become weak or suffer greatly

• Belief that goes against accepted teachings

She began to languish in the oppressive heat of the desert.

 

What does the word 'languish' mean?

• Extreme pain or suffering

• To become weak or suffer greatly

• Able to see through something easily

• A legal document or official order

The information provided was scanty, leaving us with more questions than answers.

 

What does the word 'scanty' mean?

• Very little or not enough of something

• Agreement between people or groups

• Extreme and prolonged pain or suffering

• To become dry, shriveled, or wilted