Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Into the Wild • Context Clues

The athlete needed to sustain her energy throughout the marathon.

 

What does the word 'sustain' mean?

• Hard to see or understand clearly

• To live in or occupy a place

• To keep something going or alive

• Not trustworthy or loyal

She loved to dwell on positive thoughts.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• To live in or occupy a place

• To make someone do something

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

• Hard to see or understand clearly

The old couple's dwelling was a cozy cabin in the woods.

 

What does the word 'dwelling' mean?

• A small part taken from a longer text

• Hard to see or understand clearly

• To achieve or reach a goal

• A place where people live

She sat at the piano, ready to compose a beautiful piece of music.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• To create or make something

• A small part taken from a longer text

• A place where people live

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

The meaning of his message was obscure and difficult to decipher.

 

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

• Hard to see or understand clearly

• To dig up or uncover something buried

They need to deliberate over the decision before making a final choice.

 

What does the word 'deliberate' mean?

• To make someone do something

• To separate or remove something from another thing

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

• Being rude or disrespectful

The topography of the region includes mountains, valleys, and rivers.

 

What does the word 'topography' mean?

• A place where people live

• The shape or features of the land

• Being rude or disrespectful

• To achieve or reach a goal

It was sheer luck that he found his keys just before leaving.

 

What does the word 'sheer' mean?

• Very thin or transparent material

• Pretending to be someone else

• To be fixed or attached firmly

• A small part taken from a longer text

She needed to detach herself from the toxic relationship in order to find happiness and peace.

 

What does the word 'detach' mean?

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

• To separate or remove something from another thing

• Not trustworthy or loyal

• Layers of rock or soil below the ground

She looked at him with disdain when he made the inappropriate joke.

 

What does the word 'disdain' mean?

• Being rude or disrespectful

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

• To be fixed or attached firmly

• Pretending to be someone else