Vocabulary • Ch 5 - And Then There Were None • Context Clues

She expressed her indignant disapproval of the decision.

 

What does the word 'indignant' mean?

• To understand and value something deeply

• Someone who is very religious

• Feeling angry or upset about something unfair

• A difficult or painful experience

I really appreciate your hard work and dedication.

 

What does the word 'appreciate' mean?

• To understand and value something deeply

• Being short and rude in speech

• A difficult or painful experience

• Feeling angry or upset about something unfair

The car came to a sudden and instantaneous stop.

 

What does the word 'instantaneous' mean?

• The most important part of something

• Happening very quickly or immediately

• Changing behavior or decisions often and unexpectedly

• Not able to move or react

She preached against dishonesty, but was secretly a hypocrite herself.

 

What does the word 'hypocrite' mean?

• Good manners and appropriate behavior

• Never dying or living forever

• A difficult or painful experience

• Someone who says one thing but does another

The defense lawyer embarked on a fierce cross-examination of the witness, hoping to reveal inconsistencies in their testimony.

 

What does the word 'cross-examination' mean?

• The state or quality of being modern

• Questioning someone to find out the truth

• A sickness that makes you cough and have trouble breathing

• To make someone feel uncomfortable or embarrassed

She attended church every Sunday, displaying her pious nature.

 

What does the word 'pious' mean?

• Questioning someone to find out the truth

• Good manners and appropriate behavior

• Someone who is very religious

• Someone who says one thing but does another

Her brusque manner often made people uncomfortable.

 

What does the word 'brusque' mean?

• Being short and rude in speech

• Changing behavior or decisions often and unexpectedly

• Not able to move or react

• To understand and value something deeply

Her decision-making is always capricious, never consistent.

 

What does the word 'capricious' mean?

• Changing behavior or decisions often and unexpectedly

• To understand and value something deeply

• Happening very quickly or immediately

• The way you see or understand things

His curt response indicated his lack of interest.

 

What does the word 'curt' mean?

• To speak or behave in a brief and abrupt manner

• A difficult or painful experience

• The state or quality of being modern

• Someone who is very religious

The speaker maintained decorum throughout her presentation, speaking with poise and professionalism.

 

What does the word 'decorum' mean?

• Good manners and appropriate behavior

• Not able to move or react

• Someone who is very religious

• To be aware of something happening