Vocabulary • Ch 8 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Context Clues

She wore a morose expression upon hearing the disappointing news.

 

What does the word 'morose' mean?

• Being able to see through something

• Making fun of someone or something

• Feeling sad or gloomy

• To walk with difficulty or a limp

She asked her brother to accompany her to the concert.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• Having your mind filled with thoughts

• Being able to see through something

• Intense sadness or pain

• To go with or be with someone or something

The cottage was a cozy dwelling surrounded by nature.

 

What does the word 'dwelling' mean?

• Making fun of someone or something

• A place where someone lives

• Having a really bad, stinky smell

• To point or guide someone towards something

The professor asked the students to direct their attention to the front of the classroom.

 

What does the word 'direct' mean?

• A picture made with thread and fabric

• To cut off someone's head

• Almost see-through, but not completely transparent

• To point or guide someone towards something

The company's financial records are transparent, allowing investors to easily understand its operations.

 

What does the word 'transparent' mean?

• Special words used for magical purposes

• A picture made with thread and fabric

• Having a really bad, stinky smell

• Being able to see through something

His face was extremely gaunt, a result of months of starvation.

 

What does the word 'gaunt' mean?

• A place where someone lives

• To cut off someone's head

• A picture made with thread and fabric

• Very thin and bony in appearance

The heavy rain caused a torrent that flooded the streets.

 

What does the word 'torrent' mean?

• A fast and powerful flow of water

• To go with or be with someone or something

• To feel or express deep sorrow or sadness

• Making fun of someone or something

She let out a sorrowful lament over the loss of her beloved pet.

 

What does the word 'lament' mean?

• To point or guide someone towards something

• Very scary or gruesome

• To go with or be with someone or something

• To feel or express deep sorrow or sadness

The mysterious stranger's actions only deepened the intrigue surrounding him.

 

What does the word 'intrigue' mean?

• A picture made with thread and fabric

• To feel or express deep sorrow or sadness

• To make someone curious or interested

• To point or guide someone towards something

She could sense his anguish as he wrung his hands and paced the room.

 

What does the word 'anguish' mean?

• Very thin and bony in appearance

• A place where someone lives

• To make someone curious or interested

• Intense sadness or pain