Vocabulary • Ch 6 - All Quiet on the Western Front • Context Clues

She sank into a deep despair when she realized she had lost everything.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

• To tie or fasten something together

• To be confined or restricted within limits

The magician's disappearance was so instantaneous that the audience was left in awe.

 

What does the word 'instantaneous' mean?

• Something that can be heard

• Happening in a very short time

• To achieve or reach a goal

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

She sat at the piano, ready to compose a beautiful symphony.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• A living thing that will eventually die

• To eat something hungrily and quickly

• To create or form something, such as a piece of music or a written work

• To go up or climb higher

She was bound by the terms of the contract.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To achieve or reach a goal

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

• To be confined or restricted within limits

• To eat something hungrily and quickly

The magician used a special knot to bind the two ropes together.

 

What does the word 'bind' mean?

• To get smaller or decrease in size

• To tie or fasten something together

• To achieve or reach a goal

• Happening in a very short time

She yearns to travel the world and experience new cultures.

 

What does the word 'yearn' mean?

• To go up or climb higher

• To desire or long for something

• To get smaller or decrease in size

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

We must try our utmost to succeed in this endeavor.

 

What does the word 'utmost' mean?

• The very highest or greatest

• To eat something hungrily and quickly

• To state or declare as true

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

She sat on the park bench, her face worn and forlorn, as she contemplated her lost opportunity.

 

What does the word 'forlorn' mean?

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

• To state or declare as true

• To create or form something, such as a piece of music or a written work

• A small remaining piece or part

The media often distorts the truth to fit their narrative.

 

What does the word 'distort' mean?

• To be confined or restricted within limits

• Happening in a very short time

• To change or twist something's shape

• A small remaining piece or part

She was able to find a small remnant of fabric to complete her sewing project.

 

What does the word 'remnant' mean?

• To desire or long for something

• To tie or fasten something together

• To achieve or reach a goal

• A small remaining piece or part