Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Grade 8 • Context Clues

The captain guided the large cargo vessel into the busy harbor.

 

What does the word 'vessel' mean?

• To move or shift slightly

• A container for holding liquids or objects

• Going crazy or out of control

• Forgiveness or pardon for a wrongdoing

I take a multivitamin every morning to ensure I meet my nutritional needs.

 

What does the word 'vitamin' mean?

• A nutrient that helps you be healthy

• How things are organized or put together

• To move or shift slightly

• A lung condition that makes it hard to breathe

She had a voracious appetite and could eat an entire pizza by herself.

 

What does the word 'voracious' mean?

• Having a very big appetite

• Something that is found everywhere

• Going crazy or out of control

• Not revealing or known someone's name

They decided to withhold the information from the public.

 

What does the word 'withhold' mean?

• To not give something that is expected

• Having a very big appetite

• When someone is declared not guilty

• Not revealing or known someone's name

She decided to abstain from voting in the election.

 

What does the word 'abstain' mean?

• A liquid that kills germs on the skin

• To choose not to do something

• Having a very big appetite

• A punctuation mark used to show ownership

The acoustics in the concert hall were incredible, allowing the music to envelop the audience.

 

What does the word 'acoustics' mean?

• When someone cannot pay their debts

• When someone is declared not guilty

• Going crazy or out of control

• How sound travels and bounces off things

The jury delivered an acquittal, finding the defendant not guilty.

 

What does the word 'acquittal' mean?

• When someone is declared not guilty

• Happening every two months

• Not revealing or known someone's name

• How things are organized or put together

It would be advantageous to invest in the stock market.

 

What does the word 'advantageous' mean?

• Helpful or beneficial

• A lung condition that makes it hard to breathe

• A nutrient that helps you be healthy

• Not revealing or known someone's name

The government announced an amnesty program for undocumented immigrants.

 

What does the word 'amnesty' mean?

• Forgiveness or pardon for a wrongdoing

• A lung condition that makes it hard to breathe

• When someone is declared not guilty

• Having a very big appetite

The letter was sent anonymously to protect the sender's identity.

 

What does the word 'anonymous' mean?

• A punctuation mark used to show ownership

• Having a very big appetite

• Something that is found everywhere

• Not revealing or known someone's name