Vocabulary • Ch 18 - The Hunger Games • Context Clues

The speaker used a laser pointer to highlight the main points of their presentation.

 

What does the word 'highlight' mean?

• To cause something to happen

• To soak flavor or medicine into something

• To make someone leave or go away

• To emphasize or draw attention to something

The doctor recommended an herbal infusion to relieve stress.

 

What does the word 'infusion' mean?

• To soak flavor or medicine into something

• To cause something to happen

• Not having the power to do something

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

She felt despondent after receiving the rejection letter.

 

What does the word 'despondent' mean?

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

• To emphasize or draw attention to something

• A beginner or someone just starting out

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

The medication proved to be impotent against his illness.

 

What does the word 'impotent' mean?

• To cause something to happen

• Feeling tired or lacking energy

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Not having the power to do something

The doctor will induce labor in order to speed up the delivery process.

 

What does the word 'induce' mean?

• Not having the power to do something

• To cause something to happen

• To bring things together and make stronger

• Feeling tired or lacking energy

She felt so lethargic that she couldn't find the energy to get out of bed.

 

What does the word 'lethargic' mean?

• Feeling tired or lacking energy

• To cause something to happen

• To make someone leave or go away

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

She approached the task with the enthusiasm of a novice.

 

What does the word 'novice' mean?

• To make someone leave or go away

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

• To emphasize or draw attention to something

• A beginner or someone just starting out

The journalist embedded themselves with the troops to get a firsthand account of the war.

 

What does the word 'embedded' mean?

• To cause something to happen

• To bring things together and make stronger

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

The king decided to banish the traitor from the kingdom.

 

What does the word 'banish' mean?

• To bring things together and make stronger

• To make someone leave or go away

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Feeling tired or lacking energy

She plans to consolidate all of her debt into one loan.

 

What does the word 'consolidate' mean?

• Not having the power to do something

• To cause something to happen

• To make someone leave or go away

• To bring things together and make stronger