Vocabulary • Ch 7 - The Fault in Our Stars • Context Clues

The dog was tethered to a tree in the park.

 

What does the word 'tether' mean?

• A poet or storyteller who sings

• A rope or chain that keeps something connected

• A small group of friends or associates

• Something that is related to water

She wrote a beautiful sonnet for her lover.

 

What does the word 'sonnet' mean?

• A poem with 14 lines and a certain rhyme pattern

• To tell or show information secret

• Related to language and how it works

• To remember and honor something or someone

She purchased new stationery for her home office.

 

What does the word 'stationery' mean?

• Writing materials such as paper and pens

• Feeling happy or satisfied about something

• A small group of friends or associates

• To prevent from happening or progressing

The bard captivated the audience with his lyrical poetry.

 

What does the word 'bard' mean?

• To make someone or something live forever

• Feeling happy or satisfied about something

• To prevent from happening or progressing

• A poet or storyteller who sings

She often tends to digress from the main topic during her presentations.

 

What does the word 'digress' mean?

• Retired from a job or position

• To prevent from happening or progressing

• To go off topic

• A stone coffin used in ancient times

The company refused to disclose the details of their new product.

 

What does the word 'disclose' mean?

• Feeling happy or satisfied about something

• A poet or storyteller who sings

• To tell or show information secret

• To go off topic

She tried to stifle her laughter during the serious meeting.

 

What does the word 'stifle' mean?

• To tell or show information secret

• To go off topic

• To prevent from happening or progressing

• To remember and honor something or someone

The new tax cuts are expected to provide a stimulus to the economy.

 

What does the word 'stimulus' mean?

• When someone tricks or lies to others

• A rope or chain that keeps something connected

• To remember and honor something or someone

• Something that triggers a response or reaction

Every year, we gather to commemorate the sacrifices made by our fallen heroes.

 

What does the word 'commemorate' mean?

• When someone tricks or lies to others

• Retired from a job or position

• To remember and honor something or someone

• To make someone or something live forever

She used deceit to manipulate him into believing her lies.

 

What does the word 'deceit' mean?

• To make someone or something live forever

• When someone tricks or lies to others

• To tell or show information secret

• To prevent from happening or progressing