Vocabulary • Ch 7 - Dracula • Context Clues

She calmly assert her opinion in the meeting.

 

What does the word 'assert' mean?

• To eat something quickly and greedily

• To confidently state or declare something

• A government official who helps people

• To win or be more successful

She experienced a sudden burst of mania and couldn't sit still.

 

What does the word 'mania' mean?

• The main idea of a story

• Being close to or near something

• The state of being completely forgotten or unknown

• A strong and uncontrollable excitement or enthusiasm

The consul played a crucial role in diplomatic negotiations.

 

What does the word 'consul' mean?

• Looking tired, thin, and unwell

• A government official who helps people

• Abandoned or deserted, left in ruins

• A story or account of events

The frightened child would cower in the corner, shaking with fear.

 

What does the word 'cower' mean?

• A government official who helps people

• To hunch down in fear or worry

• A strong and uncontrollable excitement or enthusiasm

• To become less intense or severe

She struggled to maintain her focus during the busy meeting.

 

What does the word 'focus' mean?

• To confidently state or declare something

• To hunch down in fear or worry

• A story or account of events

• To concentrate or pay attention to something

After weeks of sleepless nights, he looked haggard and exhausted.

 

What does the word 'haggard' mean?

• To concentrate or pay attention to something

• A very strong and dangerous storm

• Looking tired, thin, and unwell

• Sharp or severe

The doctor diagnosed the patient with an acute respiratory infection.

 

What does the word 'acute' mean?

• Being close to or near something

• Sharp or severe

• A story or account of events

• To tie or fasten something together

The sultry summer heat made it difficult to fall asleep.

 

What does the word 'sultry' mean?

• A very strong and dangerous storm

• A story or account of events

• Hot and humid, like a summer day

• To pay attention and listen carefully

She used a rope to bind the package securely.

 

What does the word 'bind' mean?

• A very strong and dangerous storm

• To tie or fasten something together

• To confidently state or declare something

• To eat something quickly and greedily

She failed to heed the warning signs and suffered the consequences.

 

What does the word 'heed' mean?

• To hunch down in fear or worry

• The state of being completely forgotten or unknown

• To become less intense or severe

• To pay attention and listen carefully