Vocabulary • Ch 23 - Dracula • Context Clues

She was overwhelmed by a sense of despair after the divorce.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• To feel very sad and hopeless

• To remove or force someone out

• Doing something without putting effort

• Kind and helpful

She meticulously wrought a beautiful piece of jewelry by hand.

 

What does the word 'wrought' mean?

• To strongly dislike or look down upon

• Worked or shaped by hand

• Despite something, still happening or existing

• To feel very sad and hopeless

The professor asked the students to interpret the meaning of the poem.

 

What does the word 'interpret' mean?

• To explain or understand the meaning of

• To feel very sad and hopeless

• Worked or shaped by hand

• Implied or understood without being stated directly

She has a towering stature in the world of fashion.

 

What does the word 'stature' mean?

• Implied or understood without being stated directly

• How tall or big someone is

• To remove or force someone out

• Feeling sorry for something you did

Notwithstanding the rain, the picnic went ahead as planned.

 

What does the word 'notwithstanding' mean?

• To explain or understand the meaning of

• Sharp and direct in expression or style

• Feeling sorry for something you did

• Despite something, still happening or existing

She looked at him with disdain as he walked away, unimpressed by his arrogance.

 

What does the word 'disdain' mean?

• Feeling sorry for something you did

• To strongly dislike or look down upon

• Despite something, still happening or existing

• Worked or shaped by hand

She understood his implicit meaning without him having to say it explicitly.

 

What does the word 'implicit' mean?

• Kind and helpful

• Implied or understood without being stated directly

• How tall or big someone is

• Worked or shaped by hand

She gave a perfunctory nod, indicating her lack of interest.

 

What does the word 'perfunctory' mean?

• Doing something without putting effort

• Kind and helpful

• To tell a story or describe something

• Winding or curving in a smooth way

She felt deep remorse for her actions and apologized sincerely.

 

What does the word 'remorse' mean?

• Feeling sorry for something you did

• To feel very sad and hopeless

• How tall or big someone is

• Despite something, still happening or existing

The snake slithered through the grass with sinuous movements.

 

What does the word 'sinuous' mean?

• Sharp and direct in expression or style

• Implied or understood without being stated directly

• Winding or curving in a smooth way

• To tell a story or describe something