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.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

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.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4