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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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