Vocabulary • Ch 43-11 - The Diary of a Young Girl • Context Clues

They decided to dwell in the picturesque cabin by the lake for the summer.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• To live or occupy a place

• A poem that expresses strong feelings

• Very stormy or intense weather

• Someone who worries and gets anxious easily

She subtly alluded to her plans without giving away any details.

 

What does the word 'allude' mean?

• To hint or suggest something indirectly

• A way to show you're sorry

• A guess based on some information

• Someone who worries and gets anxious easily

She decided to beseech him for forgiveness.

 

What does the word 'beseech' mean?

• To ask for something very earnestly or urgently

• A guess based on some information

• Can easily catch on fire

• Very stormy or intense weather

Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family during this difficult time.

 

What does the word 'condolence' mean?

• To make someone feel bothered or upset

• A way to show you're sorry

• A poem that expresses strong feelings

• A serious bacterial infection that affects breathing

She made a wild conjecture about the outcome of the experiment.

 

What does the word 'conjecture' mean?

• To make someone feel bothered or upset

• A guess based on some information

• Someone who worries and gets anxious easily

• To ask for something very earnestly or urgently

The loud noise outside the window perturbed the sleeping baby.

 

What does the word 'perturb' mean?

• A poem that expresses strong feelings

• A serious bacterial infection that affects breathing

• A way to show you're sorry

• To make someone feel bothered or upset

The tempestuous storm raged on, unleashing its fury upon the small coastal town.

 

What does the word 'tempestuous' mean?

• A poem that expresses strong feelings

• To hint or suggest something indirectly

• Very stormy or intense weather

• To live or occupy a place

She constantly overanalyzed every decision she made, displaying her neurotic tendencies.

 

What does the word 'neurotic' mean?

• Someone who worries and gets anxious easily

• A guess based on some information

• To make someone feel bothered or upset

• Can easily catch on fire

The fuel is highly inflammable, so handle it with extreme caution.

 

What does the word 'inflammable' mean?

• To hint or suggest something indirectly

• A serious bacterial infection that affects breathing

• To make someone feel bothered or upset

• Can easily catch on fire

She wrote a beautiful ode to her favorite poet.

 

What does the word 'ode' mean?

• A poem that expresses strong feelings

• To make someone feel bothered or upset

• A guess based on some information

• To hint or suggest something indirectly