Vocabulary • Ch 12 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Context Clues

She let out an utter cry of joy when she received the good news.

 

What does the word 'utter' mean?

• Being cautious or careful about something

• To speak or make sounds out loud

• To make someone feel upset or angry

• Extremely happy or excited about something

She couldn't help but writhe in pain as the doctor examined her injury.

 

What does the word 'writhe' mean?

• To complain loudly and angrily

• To offend or disrespect someone

• Causing harm or sadness

• To twist and turn in pain

She submitted her resignation to the company's HR department.

 

What does the word 'resignation' mean?

• Extreme and intense physical or emotional pain

• To leave a job on purpose

• To feel or show extreme dislike

• Explain something with lots of details

The dancer's graceful movements were a perfect embodiment of the music.

 

What does the word 'embodiment' mean?

• To complain loudly and angrily

• Person or thing that represents an idea

• To offend or disrespect someone

• Acting in a rude and bratty way

She tried to contort her body into a challenging yoga pose.

 

What does the word 'contort' mean?

• To offend or disrespect someone

• To twist or bend in a strange way

• To make someone feel upset or angry

• To feel or show extreme dislike

The room was filled with a somber atmosphere as everyone mourned the loss.

 

What does the word 'somber' mean?

• Explain something with lots of details

• Feeling or showing sadness or seriousness

• To make fun of or mock someone

• To make someone very confused or dizzy

She endured hours of agony waiting for test results.

 

What does the word 'agony' mean?

• Extreme and intense physical or emotional pain

• To complain loudly and angrily

• Thinking you are better than everyone

• To twist or bend in a strange way

The protestors gathered outside the government building to agitate for change.

 

What does the word 'agitate' mean?

• Causing harm or sadness

• To make someone feel upset or angry

• Feeling or showing sadness or seriousness

• Extreme and intense physical or emotional pain

She looked at him with deep scorn in her eyes.

 

What does the word 'scorn' mean?

• To twist and turn in pain

• To feel or show extreme dislike

• To leave a job on purpose

• Being cautious or careful about something

She took his rude comment as a personal affront.

 

What does the word 'affront' mean?

• To offend or disrespect someone

• Causing harm or sadness

• To make someone very confused or dizzy

• To ask questions to get information