Vocabulary • Ch 15 - The Hunger Games • Context Clues

The detective found a trace of evidence at the crime scene.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• A way of seeing or understanding things

• Happening suddenly and without warning

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

• A very tiny, almost invisible mark

She made a tentative decision to take the job offer.

 

What does the word 'tentative' mean?

• To show or display something clearly

• Harmful or toxic

• Not certain or definite

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

The company plans to establish a new branch in the city.

 

What does the word 'establish' mean?

• A very tiny, almost invisible mark

• A set amount or limit of something

• To set up or start something new

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

The evidence provided was sufficient to prove his innocence.

 

What does the word 'sufficient' mean?

• Enough to meet a need or requirement

• To start or begin something

• Happening suddenly and without warning

• Not certain or definite

It felt surreal to be standing on the moon.

 

What does the word 'surreal' mean?

• To encourage or inspire someone to do something

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

• Not certain or definite

• Very noticeable or easy to see

She used inspiring words to motivate her team to achieve their goals.

 

What does the word 'motivate' mean?

• Harmful or toxic

• A very tiny, almost invisible mark

• To encourage or inspire someone to do something

• Found everywhere, all the time

Her perspective on the situation was completely different from mine.

 

What does the word 'perspective' mean?

• To show or display something clearly

• To encourage or inspire someone to do something

• A way of seeing or understanding things

• To set up or start something new

The problem of air pollution is pervasive in many large cities around the world.

 

What does the word 'pervasive' mean?

• To make fun of someone or something

• Found everywhere, all the time

• Happening suddenly and without warning

• To start or begin something

She plans to initiate the project next week.

 

What does the word 'initiate' mean?

• A set amount or limit of something

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

• To start or begin something

• Very noticeable or easy to see

The athlete's skill and dedication manifested in their exceptional performance at the competition.

 

What does the word 'manifest' mean?

• To encourage or inspire someone to do something

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

• To show or display something clearly

• To make fun of someone or something