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

• Hard to find or catch

• To stop or come to an end

They reached an accord about the terms of their agreement.

 

What does the word 'accord' mean?

• An agreement or harmony between people

• To scold or criticize someone harshly

• To go downward or to lower position

• Not very crowded or filled with things

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

 

What does the word 'rebuke' mean?

• To stop or come to an end

• Pretended or faked, not real

• Not very crowded or filled with things

• To scold or criticize someone harshly

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

 

What does the word 'feigned' mean?

• Pretended or faked, not real

• Hard to find or catch

• To jump or leap with energy

• Organs inside the body of an animal

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

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• A sign that something is about to happen

• To stop or come to an end

• To jump or leap with energy

• An agreement or harmony between people

The butterfly was elusive, fluttering just out of reach.

 

What does the word 'elusive' mean?

• Hard to find or catch

• To jump or leap with energy

• Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw

• An agreement or harmony between people

The office was cluttered, except for a sparse number of documents on the desk.

 

What does the word 'sparse' mean?

• Organs inside the body of an animal

• Pretended or faked, not real

• Not very crowded or filled with things

• A sign that something is about to happen

The eagle swooped down and caught its prey with its sharp talon.

 

What does the word 'talon' mean?

• To go downward or to lower position

• A sign that something is about to happen

• Plenty or a lot of something

• Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw

They were able to distill the essence of the novel into a short film.

 

What does the word 'distill' mean?

• Not very crowded or filled with things

• To stop or come to an end

• Pretended or faked, not real

• To take something pure from a mixture

The archaeologist carefully examined the animal entrails for clues about its diet.

 

What does the word 'entrails' mean?

• Organs inside the body of an animal

• Pretended or faked, not real

• An agreement or harmony between people

• Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw