Vocabulary • Ch 19 - Dracula • Context Clues

She sat down at the piano to compose a beautiful melody.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• To create music or write a song

• Adhering to traditional beliefs or customs

• To think carefully before making a decision

• Ordinary or boring

She paused for a moment to deliberate before making her decision.

 

What does the word 'deliberate' mean?

• Skill in doing something with coordination

• To think carefully before making a decision

• To feel very sad or sorry about something

• Not moving or flowing like water

The crowd erupted in tumult as the team scored the winning goal.

 

What does the word 'tumult' mean?

• Not able to see through or transparent

• Skill in doing something with coordination

• A lot of confusion and noise

• Not moving or flowing like water

The committee will confer to finalize the decision.

 

What does the word 'confer' mean?

• Keeping to yourself, not friendly

• To give or grant something to someone

• Never giving up or stopping, persistent

• To feel very sad or sorry about something

She stood aloof from the rest of the group, observing silently.

 

What does the word 'aloof' mean?

• To feel very sad or sorry about something

• To go off topic

• Able to think and feel emotions

• Keeping to yourself, not friendly

The real estate agent will appraise the value of the house before listing it for sale.

 

What does the word 'appraise' mean?

• Skill in doing something with coordination

• Never giving up or stopping, persistent

• To go off topic

• To determine the value or worth of something

The baleful storm cast a dark shadow over the town.

 

What does the word 'baleful' mean?

• To go off topic

• Harmful or threatening in a dangerous way

• A lot of confusion and noise

• Ordinary or boring

Many people deplore the use of single-use plastic.

 

What does the word 'deplore' mean?

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• To feel very sad or sorry about something

• To give or grant something to someone

• Able to think and feel emotions

The magician's dexterity with the playing cards was mesmerizing.

 

What does the word 'dexterity' mean?

• To determine the value or worth of something

• Never giving up or stopping, persistent

• To give or grant something to someone

• Skill in doing something with coordination

Let's not digress from the main topic at hand.

 

What does the word 'digress' mean?

• Able to think and feel emotions

• To go off topic

• The state of being mortal or dying

• Keeping to yourself, not friendly