Vocabulary • Ch 7 - And Then There Were None • Context Clues

He understood the potential consequences of his actions.

 

What does the word 'consequence' mean?

• Possible or doable

• The result or outcome of an action

• To give someone knowledge or understanding

• With great force or intensity

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

It was a complete coincidence that they bumped into each other at the grocery store.

 

What does the word 'coincidence' mean?

• To be unsure or hesitate about something

• Very passionate or enthusiastic about something

• To say the opposite or cancel out

• When two things happen at the same time

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The complex puzzle perplexed everyone in the room.

 

What does the word 'perplex' mean?

• To give someone knowledge or understanding

• To feel confused or puzzled

• To be unsure or hesitate about something

• Very passionate or enthusiastic about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The lake was perfectly placid on that calm summer evening.

 

What does the word 'placid' mean?

• Very sharp or serious pain or senses

• Calm or peaceful

• Very passionate or enthusiastic about something

• A person who does something wrong or bad

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She couldn't waver in her decision, knowing the consequences.

 

What does the word 'waver' mean?

• Calm or peaceful

• To be unsure or hesitate about something

• Calm and peaceful

• The result or outcome of an action

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She is an ardent supporter of the arts, always attending shows and performances.

 

What does the word 'ardent' mean?

• Calm or peaceful

• Very passionate or enthusiastic about something

• A person's special talent or skill

• Very sharp or serious pain or senses

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She preached honesty, but her actions were filled with hypocrisy.

 

What does the word 'hypocrisy' mean?

• To say the opposite or cancel out

• Calm or peaceful

• To accept or forgive bad behavior

• Saying one thing but doing another

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The premise of the movie is that love conquers all.

 

What does the word 'premise' mean?

• Calm or peaceful

• To agree or go along with something

• An idea or statement that forms the basis of an argument

• A person who does something wrong or bad

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

The calm lake reflected the serene beauty of the surrounding mountains.

 

What does the word 'serene' mean?

• Very sharp or serious pain or senses

• To say the opposite or cancel out

• Very passionate or enthusiastic about something

• Calm and peaceful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She was eager to enlighten him about the new scientific discoveries.

 

What does the word 'enlighten' mean?

• A person's special talent or skill

• The point where things come together

• To give someone knowledge or understanding

• An idea or statement that forms the basis of an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4