Vocabulary • Ch 14 - Dracula • Context Clues

She was bound by a promise to keep their secret.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• A starting idea or statement in an argument

• The study of the structure of organisms

• Careful examination or close observation

• To tie or fasten something tightly

She had a negative reaction to the news of her failing grade.

 

What does the word 'negative' mean?

• Feeling very worried or overly excited

• The opposite or not positive

• To make something sharp or keen

• Able to float or stay afloat easily

The concert was filled with tumult as the crowd cheered and danced.

 

What does the word 'tumult' mean?

• A noisy and chaotic commotion or disturbance

• Able to float or stay afloat easily

• To give someone the power or ability

• To think or consider something as true

The committee deemed her qualified for the position.

 

What does the word 'deemed' mean?

• The opposite or not positive

• To think or consider something as true

• The study of the structure of organisms

• To give someone the power or ability

The smell of fresh bread in the bakery whet my appetite.

 

What does the word 'whet' mean?

• The study of the structure of organisms

• To make something sharp or keen

• To make a guess based on evidence

• To tie or fasten something tightly

The witness faced intense scrutiny during the cross-examination.

 

What does the word 'scrutiny' mean?

• Relating to the physical body or material form

• To tie or fasten something tightly

• Word for word, exactly as written or spoken

• Careful examination or close observation

The artist sculpted a beautiful corporeal representation of the human form.

 

What does the word 'corporeal' mean?

• To think or consider something as true

• Unusual or different from what is ordinary

• To give someone the power or ability

• Relating to the physical body or material form

She was so overwrought with anxiety that she couldn't sleep.

 

What does the word 'overwrought' mean?

• Relating to the physical body or material form

• To fix or make something fair again

• Someone new or inexperienced at something

• Feeling very worried or overly excited

The company promised to redress the issue by providing a full refund to all affected customers.

 

What does the word 'redress' mean?

• To think or consider something as true

• Someone new or inexperienced at something

• To fix or make something fair again

• The state of something continuing without stopping

The scientists were engaged in a heated debate over the validity of the conjecture.

 

What does the word 'conjecture' mean?

• To make a guess based on evidence

• The opposite or not positive

• Word for word, exactly as written or spoken

• To fix or make something fair again