Vocabulary • Ch 13 - And Then There Were None • Context Clues

The book was bound in a beautiful leather cover.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To move or jump with energetic leaps

• To be flexible and graceful in movement

• Willing and able to understand or accept

• Trickery or lying to deceive someone

The documentary provided a sobering perspective on the effects of climate change.

 

What does the word 'sobering' mean?

• Making you feel serious or worried

• A very heavy rainfall or a rushing stream

• The greatest or highest level or degree

• Willing and able to understand or accept

The detective saw through the suspect's deception and uncovered the truth.

 

What does the word 'deception' mean?

• Trickery or lying to deceive someone

• A thin layer covering something up

• Being cautious or careful about something

• To pretend or fake something

The comedy show was a great diversion from the stressful week.

 

What does the word 'diversion' mean?

• Understood or implied without being directly stated

• The greatest or highest level or degree

• Something that takes your attention away

• Trickery or lying to deceive someone

She moved through the yoga poses with the grace of a lithe cat.

 

What does the word 'lithe' mean?

• Understood or implied without being directly stated

• The greatest or highest level or degree

• To be flexible and graceful in movement

• Willing and able to understand or accept

She put on a pretense of being happy, even though she was heartbroken inside.

 

What does the word 'pretense' mean?

• The greatest or highest level or degree

• To move or jump with energetic leaps

• To pretend or fake something

• Something that takes your attention away

The agreement was tacit, as it was never explicitly stated.

 

What does the word 'tacit' mean?

• Making you feel serious or worried

• Being cautious or careful about something

• Understood or implied without being directly stated

• To be flexible and graceful in movement

The storm unleashed a torrent of rain.

 

What does the word 'torrent' mean?

• A very heavy rainfall or a rushing stream

• To pretend or fake something

• Making you feel serious or worried

• To move or jump with energetic leaps

The antique table had a thin veneer of oak beautifully covering its surface.

 

What does the word 'veneer' mean?

• To be flexible and graceful in movement

• To move or jump with energetic leaps

• The greatest or highest level or degree

• A thin layer covering something up

She was receptive to new ideas and eager to learn.

 

What does the word 'receptive' mean?

• A very heavy rainfall or a rushing stream

• Understood or implied without being directly stated

• Willing and able to understand or accept

• The greatest or highest level or degree