Vocabulary • Ch 2.17 - Things Fall Apart • Context Clues

After much thought and consideration, she made a deliberate decision to pursue a different career path.

 

What does the word 'deliberate' mean?

• Showing disrespect or rudeness towards others

• Done on purpose or intentional

• Loyalty or support to a person or group

• To strongly dislike or hate someone/something

She couldn't help but despise him for his deceitful actions.

 

What does the word 'despise' mean?

• A contagious disease that causes rashes

• To strongly dislike or hate someone/something

• Loyalty or support to a person or group

• Good news about Jesus and his teachings

The congregation gathered together for Sunday worship.

 

What does the word 'congregation' mean?

• To call someone or something to come

• A group of people who gather to worship

• Unable to do something or be effective

• To make someone feel bothered or worried

The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.

 

What does the word 'disperse' mean?

• To strongly dislike or hate someone/something

• To call someone or something to come

• To spread or scatter in different directions

• Unable to do something or be effective

The enormity of the task overwhelmed him.

 

What does the word 'enormity' mean?

• A very big and serious problem

• Done on purpose or intentional

• To say something in a singing voice

• Loyalty or support to a person or group

The impudent child refused to listen to his teacher and spoke disrespectfully.

 

What does the word 'impudent' mean?

• Good news about Jesus and his teachings

• A very big and serious problem

• Showing disrespect or rudeness towards others

• To call someone or something to come

Despite facing multiple setbacks, she continued to persevere in pursuing her dreams.

 

What does the word 'persevere' mean?

• To say something in a singing voice

• Good news about Jesus and his teachings

• Unable to do something or be effective

• To keep trying and never give up

The unexpected cancellation of the event perturbed attendees.

 

What does the word 'perturb' mean?

• To keep trying and never give up

• To make someone feel bothered or worried

• A person who behaves badly or breaks rules

• To call someone or something to come

The small village has a population of only 200 inhabitants.

 

What does the word 'inhabitant' mean?

• Showing disrespect or rudeness towards others

• A person or animal that lives somewhere

• To strongly dislike or hate someone/something

• Done on purpose or intentional

The monk began to intone a solemn chant.

 

What does the word 'intone' mean?

• To strongly dislike or hate someone/something

• Unable to do something or be effective

• To keep trying and never give up

• To say something in a singing voice