Vocabulary • Ch 3.3 - Romeo and Juliet • Context Clues

Vultures are often attracted to carrion.

 

What does the word 'carrion' mean?

• Dead animals that are decaying

• To forgive someone for a mistake

• To pay attention and listen carefully

• Difficulties or challenges that someone faces

Be sure to heed the warning signs to avoid any accidents.

 

What does the word 'heed' mean?

• Adjusted to the right amount or level

• To pay attention and listen carefully

• Difficulties or challenges that someone faces

• To cut something into separate parts

He wore a sullen expression throughout the entire meeting.

 

What does the word 'sullen' mean?

• To cut something into separate parts

• To go up or climb higher

• Feeling or showing unhappiness or gloom

• Adjusted to the right amount or level

The team is engaged in a heated dispute over the ownership of the company.

 

What does the word 'dispute' mean?

• To be in control or win

• An argument or disagreement between people

• To claim or declare something openly

• To go up or climb higher

The priest absolved him of his sins.

 

What does the word 'absolve' mean?

• To forgive someone for a mistake

• Adjusted to the right amount or level

• To indicate or represent something specifically

• A big disaster or tragedy

Despite facing numerous adversities, she never gave up on her dreams.

 

What does the word 'adversity' mean?

• To cut something into separate parts

• An argument or disagreement between people

• Difficulties or challenges that someone faces

• To indicate or represent something specifically

The mountaineers began their ascent to the summit early in the morning.

 

What does the word 'ascend' mean?

• To forgive someone for a mistake

• Dead animals that are decaying

• To go up or climb higher

• An argument or disagreement between people

The earthquake left behind a trail of destruction and calamity.

 

What does the word 'calamity' mean?

• To cut something into separate parts

• A big disaster or tragedy

• A temporary stay or visit somewhere

• To go up or climb higher

The symbol '+' denotes addition in mathematics.

 

What does the word 'denotes' mean?

• To go off topic or talk about something else

• To pay attention and listen carefully

• To go up or climb higher

• To indicate or represent something specifically

The team fought hard and managed to prevail in the end.

 

What does the word 'prevail' mean?

• Dead animals that are decaying

• To go up or climb higher

• To be in control or win

• To go off topic or talk about something else