Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Grade 9 • Context Clues

The sponge quickly soaked up the spilled water, showing its excellent absorption abilities.

 

What does the word 'absorption' mean?

• Awareness of yourself and the world around you

• Relating to the brain or intellect

• A word that helps verbs in a sentence

• To take in or soak up something

She felt compelled to acquiesce to his demands.

 

What does the word 'acquiesce' mean?

• To agree without arguing or resisting

• Active or happening during the day

• Hard, boring work that is not enjoyable

• Living with less to save money

The two men got into a heated altercation over a parking dispute.

 

What does the word 'altercation' mean?

• Active or happening during the day

• Spying or secretly gathering information for someone

• A big argument or fight between people

• Able to be imagined or thought of

There was a deep sense of animosity between the two rival gangs.

 

What does the word 'animosity' mean?

• Acting confident to hide fear or weakness

• To take in or soak up something

• A really deep and wide gap

• Strong dislike or hatred towards someone

The government implemented strict austerity measures to reduce the budget deficit.

 

What does the word 'austerity' mean?

• Very bad or causing great misfortune

• Living with less to save money

• Relating to the brain or intellect

• To take in or soak up something

The auxiliary police force was called in to assist with crowd control during the protest.

 

What does the word 'auxiliary' mean?

• Hard, boring work that is not enjoyable

• A word that helps verbs in a sentence

• Very bad or causing great misfortune

• To take in or soak up something

Despite his fear, he put on a display of bravado to hide his true emotions.

 

What does the word 'bravado' mean?

• Relating to the brain or intellect

• Spying or secretly gathering information for someone

• Acting confident to hide fear or weakness

• Strong dislike or hatred towards someone

The mechanic cleaned the carburetor to improve the car's fuel efficiency.

 

What does the word 'carburetor' mean?

• Relating to the brain or intellect

• Able to be imagined or thought of

• A really deep and wide gap

• A part in a car that mixes fuel and air

She had a cerebral approach to problem-solving, relying on logic and analysis.

 

What does the word 'cerebral' mean?

• Living with less to save money

• Active or happening during the day

• Acting confident to hide fear or weakness

• Relating to the brain or intellect

The hiker could see a deep chasm between the two cliffs.

 

What does the word 'chasm' mean?

• Acting confident to hide fear or weakness

• A really deep and wide gap

• Decorative stitching on fabric with colorful thread

• Able to be imagined or thought of