Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Grade 12 • Context Clues

The young scion inherited his family's fortune.

 

What does the word 'scion' mean?

• A young descendent or offspring

• Feeling offended or annoyed by something

• Shaking slightly because of fear or nervousness

• Able to dissolve in a liquid

They stumbled upon each other by pure serendipity.

 

What does the word 'serendipity' mean?

• Full of life and energy

• Overused

• Finding something amazing by accident

• Feeling offended or annoyed by something

They decided to take a short sojourn in the countryside to escape the hustle and bustle of the city.

 

What does the word 'sojourn' mean?

• Relating to the movement of Earth's plates

• A short stay or visit in a place

• A ruler in charge of a country

• An imagined perfect and ideal place

The sugar dissolved completely in the hot water, proving that it was soluble.

 

What does the word 'soluble' mean?

• A short summary of a story

• The everyday language that people speak

• Able to dissolve in a liquid

• Full of life and energy

The sovereign ruler made decisions for the kingdom.

 

What does the word 'sovereign' mean?

• An imagined perfect and ideal place

• A ruler in charge of a country

• To travel across or through something

• Relating to the movement of Earth's plates

She provided a brief synopsis of the book.

 

What does the word 'synopsis' mean?

• Overused

• Able to dissolve in a liquid

• Finding something amazing by accident

• A short summary of a story

The earthquake was caused by tectonic movement along the fault line.

 

What does the word 'tectonic' mean?

• A main belief or principle

• Finding something amazing by accident

• Relating to the movement of Earth's plates

• Verb: Using too many words

He firmly believes in the tenet of treating others with kindness and respect.

 

What does the word 'tenet' mean?

• Verb: Using too many words

• To have difficulty making a decision

• The everyday language that people speak

• A main belief or principle

We had to traverse the treacherous mountain range to reach our destination.

 

What does the word 'traverse' mean?

• The everyday language that people speak

• To travel across or through something

• Shaking slightly because of fear or nervousness

• A main belief or principle

Her voice was tremulous as she delivered the news.

 

What does the word 'tremulous' mean?

• Full of life and energy

• Shaking slightly because of fear or nervousness

• A job or career that you love

• The everyday language that people speak