Vocabulary • Ch 13 - A Separate Peace • Context Clues

The team's morale was boosted after their big win.

 

What does the word 'morale' mean?

• How happy or excited someone feels

• Feelings of unease or doubt

• A state of confusion or disorder

• To cut or shape, especially with an axe

The new CEO's decisions differed greatly from those of his predecessor.

 

What does the word 'predecessor' mean?

• To block or deflect an attack

• The person or thing that came before

• A fancy French castle or mansion

• Having lots of success and money

It takes time to assimilate into a new culture.

 

What does the word 'assimilate' mean?

• To take in and understand new information

• How happy or excited someone feels

• Absolutely necessary, extremely important or vital

• A fancy French castle or mansion

The sudden change in weather was disconcerting and caused a lot of confusion.

 

What does the word 'disconcerting' mean?

• Making you feel confused or unsettled

• A fancy French castle or mansion

• Having lots of success and money

• Feelings of unease or doubt

The carpenter used an axe to hew the logs into shape.

 

What does the word 'hew' mean?

• To take in and understand new information

• Absolutely necessary, extremely important or vital

• To cut or shape, especially with an axe

• A temporary break or delay from something