Vocabulary • Ch 1.1 - Romeo and Juliet • Context Clues

She expressed her scorn for his dishonesty with a sharp glare.

 

What does the word 'scorn' mean?

• To hold and use something effectively

• To persuade or tempt someone romantically

• A set of beliefs or teachings

• To feel or show extreme dislike

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.1.4

The edges of the fabric began to fray after repeated washing.

 

What does the word 'fray' mean?

• To break or go beyond a rule or limit

• A person who strongly supports a particular group

• To treat someone unfairly or cruelly

• A fight or argument between people

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.RI.1.4

They all exeunt the stage together.

 

What does the word 'exeunt' mean?

• To lose something as a penalty

• Characters leaving the stage in a play

• To feel or show extreme dislike

• When an army surrounds and attacks a place

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.RI.1.4

She sank into a deep despair after the loss of her loved one.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• Future generations of people

• A person who strongly supports a particular group

• Made by humans, not naturally occurring

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

The dictator's regime continues to oppress its citizens, denying them basic rights and freedoms.

 

What does the word 'oppress' mean?

• A set of beliefs or teachings

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To persuade or tempt someone romantically

• To treat someone unfairly or cruelly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.RI.1.4