Vocabulary • Ch 4 - A Separate Peace • Context Clues

The professor asked the student to elaborate on their research findings.

 

What does the word 'elaborate' mean?

• Having no energy or enthusiasm

• To completely destroy or wipe out

• To explain or give more details about something

• Filled with lots of energy and excitement

The author failed to properly cite their sources in the research paper.

 

What does the word 'cite' mean?

• Someone who believes in many gods

• To mention or refer to something

• Very thin and bony-looking

• To see or understand something clearly

She stared at her reflection in the mirror, contemplating the decisions she had made.

 

What does the word 'reflection' mean?

• An overused phrase or idea

• To move in waves or a wavy pattern

• To support or keep something going

• The bouncing back of light or sound

She handed in her resignation letter after realizing she no longer enjoyed her job.

 

What does the word 'resignation' mean?

• Having no energy or enthusiasm

• To quit a job or position permanently

• Someone who believes in many gods

• Rudely brief or blunt in speech

The garden began to flourish with a variety of vibrant flowers.

 

What does the word 'flourish' mean?

• To grow and thrive in a healthy way

• Someone who believes in many gods

• Something that takes your attention away

• To explain or give more details about something

She could discern a faint outline in the darkness.

 

What does the word 'discern' mean?

• To see or understand something clearly

• An overused phrase or idea

• To support or keep something going

• Someone who believes in many gods

It is unacceptable to discriminate against someone based on their race or gender.

 

What does the word 'discriminate' mean?

• Someone who believes in many gods

• Demanding or not giving up easily

• To treat people unfairly based on differences

• Rudely brief or blunt in speech

She danced with an exuberant joy at her graduation.

 

What does the word 'exuberant' mean?

• Filled with lots of energy and excitement

• Something that takes your attention away

• Demanding or not giving up easily

• Very thin and bony-looking

The prisoner's face was gaunt, evidence of his long and arduous confinement.

 

What does the word 'gaunt' mean?

• Having no energy or enthusiasm

• To explain or give more details about something

• Very thin and bony-looking

• An overused phrase or idea

She felt a sense of betrayal after discovering his treachery.

 

What does the word 'treachery' mean?

• Being open and honest about something

• To grow and thrive in a healthy way

• Betraying someone's trust or being disloyal

• To treat people unfairly based on differences