Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone • Context Clues

She was bound by her promise to keep the secret.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• A type of metal that is orange-brown in color

• To tie or secure with a bond

• Able to bend or shape easily

• To make something smooth and shiny

The statue was cast in bronze and stands in the park.

 

What does the word 'bronze' mean?

• Seeing or experiencing something directly

• To tie or secure with a bond

• Able to bend or shape easily

• A type of metal that is orange-brown in color

She experienced the earthquake firsthand.

 

What does the word 'firsthand' mean?

• Able to bend or change easily

• Seeing or experiencing something directly

• Able to bend or move easily

• To pay attention and listen carefully

The jeweler used a polishing cloth to burnish the surface of the silver bracelet.

 

What does the word 'burnish' mean?

• Able to bend or shape easily

• To make something smooth and shiny

• Very bad or unpleasant, like a devil

• A type of metal that is orange-brown in color

It is important to heed the warnings given by authorities during a natural disaster.

 

What does the word 'heed' mean?

• Able to bend or move easily

• A type of metal that is orange-brown in color

• Able to bend or shape easily

• To pay attention and listen carefully

She quickly adapted to the ever-changing schedule with her flexible mindset.

 

What does the word 'flexible' mean?

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• To pay attention and listen carefully

• Very bad or unpleasant, like a devil

• Able to bend or change easily

The infernal noise from the construction site made it difficult to concentrate.

 

What does the word 'infernal' mean?

• A type of metal that is orange-brown in color

• To make something smooth and shiny

• Very bad or unpleasant, like a devil

• Able to bend or shape easily

The hikers carefully navigated through the treacherous ravine.

 

What does the word 'ravine' mean?

• To make something smooth and shiny

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• Able to bend or shape easily

• Able to bend or change easily

The clay was pliable and easy to shape into different forms.

 

What does the word 'pliable' mean?

• Able to bend or shape easily

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• Seeing or experiencing something directly

• To tie or secure with a bond

Her yoga practice has made her body supple and flexible.

 

What does the word 'supple' mean?

• To make something smooth and shiny

• Able to bend or move easily

• To tie or secure with a bond

• To pay attention and listen carefully