Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Grade 9 • Context Clues

She revised the curriculum to include more interactive activities for the students.

 

What does the word 'curriculum' mean?

• To separate or disconnect from something

• Combining different things to make something new

• A small cloth used for wiping hands or nose

• What you learn in school

The abandoned building on the corner of the street stood derelict for many years.

 

What does the word 'derelict' mean?

• A way of doing things quickly and conveniently

• Abandoned or forgotten, usually referring to places

• Rules for polite behavior and manners

• What you learn in school

She decided to dissociate herself from the controversial project.

 

What does the word 'dissociate' mean?

• A way of doing something skillfully

• A way of doing things quickly and conveniently

• When day and night are equal

• To separate or disconnect from something

The dominant team easily won the game with their superior skills.

 

What does the word 'dominant' mean?

• Found everywhere all the time

• A way of doing something skillfully

• The most important or powerful thing

• A copy that looks like the original

Her speech managed to elicit cheers from the crowd.

 

What does the word 'elicit' mean?

• Not real or imaginary

• A situation where progress is stopped

• Found everywhere all the time

• To get information or a reaction

The equinox occurs twice a year when day and night are equal in length.

 

What does the word 'equinox' mean?

• Combining different things to make something new

• A situation where progress is stopped

• When day and night are equal

• Rules for polite behavior and manners

She demonstrated proper etiquette at the formal dinner.

 

What does the word 'etiquette' mean?

• What you learn in school

• When day and night are equal

• Not real or imaginary

• Rules for polite behavior and manners

The company decided to downsize for the sake of expediency.

 

What does the word 'expediency' mean?

• Found everywhere all the time

• A way of doing things quickly and conveniently

• To make things the same

• Rules for polite behavior and manners

Please send a facsimile of the report to my office.

 

What does the word 'facsimile' mean?

• To get information or a reaction

• A copy that looks like the original

• A decision to do something or change something

• Not real or imaginary

The detective discovered that the suspect's alibi was entirely fictitious.

 

What does the word 'fictitious' mean?

• A small cloth used for wiping hands or nose

• Not real or imaginary

• A long, angry speech with lots of shouting

• A way of doing something skillfully