Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Dracula • Context Clues

She asked him to direct her to the nearest grocery store.

 

What does the word 'direct' mean?

• To guide or point someone in a specific way

• To keep going despite difficulties or pain

• To get better after being sick

• Careful examination or study of something

She made a New Year's resolution to exercise more frequently.

 

What does the word 'resolution' mean?

• A decision or goal to make things better

• To get better after being sick

• To guide or point someone in a specific way

• A living being that will eventually die

The book was bound in a beautiful leather cover.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To tie or fasten securely

• Someone who is very smart

• To hesitate or object to something

• Friendly and kind

We are all mortal and will eventually pass away.

 

What does the word 'mortal' mean?

• A living being that will eventually die

• Friendly and kind

• To get better after being sick

• Feeling sad, grumpy, or bad-tempered

Despite the challenges, he knew he had to endure the pain and keep pushing forward.

 

What does the word 'endure' mean?

• To keep going despite difficulties or pain

• Empty, lonely, and without any people

• Feeling very tired and lacking energy

• A decision or goal to make things better

The once bustling city now stands empty and desolate, with abandoned buildings and overgrown vegetation.

 

What does the word 'desolate' mean?

• Friendly and kind

• To keep going despite difficulties or pain

• To really, really hate something or someone

• Empty, lonely, and without any people

Based on his tone of voice, she could infer that he was not happy with the situation.

 

What does the word 'infer' mean?

• To bring to life or make something alive

• Giving a feeling that something bad will happen

• A decision or goal to make things better

• To figure out something using clues

The meaning of the poem was obscure to me.

 

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• To bring to life or make something alive

• Not clear or easily understood

• A living being that will eventually die

• Finding out what is wrong with someone

I felt lethargic all day and had no energy to do anything.

 

What does the word 'lethargic' mean?

• To figure out something using clues

• Feeling very tired and lacking energy

• Feeling sad, grumpy, or bad-tempered

• To tie or fasten securely

She completely loathed the taste of broccoli.

 

What does the word 'loathe' mean?

• Giving a feeling that something bad will happen

• To really, really hate something or someone

• To figure out something using clues

• To bring to life or make something alive