Vocabulary • Ch 1.7 - Things Fall Apart • Context Clues

The hikers carefully descend the steep mountain trail.

 

What does the word 'descend' mean?

• To go downward or to lower position

• To jump or leap with energy

• A sign that something is about to happen

• Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw

They reached an accord about the terms of their agreement.

 

What does the word 'accord' mean?

• Organs inside the body of an animal

• An agreement or harmony between people

• Pretended or faked, not real

• Hard to find or catch

The teacher gave a stern rebuke to the student for his disruptive behavior in class.

 

What does the word 'rebuke' mean?

• To go downward or to lower position

• To stop or come to an end

• An agreement or harmony between people

• To scold or criticize someone harshly

She feigned sickness to get out of going to the party.

 

What does the word 'feigned' mean?

• Organs inside the body of an animal

• To scold or criticize someone harshly

• Pretended or faked, not real

• To jump or leap with energy

The contract states that I am bound to complete the project by the end of the month.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To jump or leap with energy

• To stop or come to an end

• To scold or criticize someone harshly

• To go downward or to lower position