Vocabulary • Ch 12 - The Fault in Our Stars • Context Clues

The company plans to establish a new branch in the city.

 

What does the word 'establish' mean?

• Happening or existing in the present time

• To twist or bend out of shape

• To create or start something officially

• To make something confused or muddled

She would often indulge in luxurious spa treatments to relax and pamper herself.

 

What does the word 'indulge' mean?

• To let yourself have or do something

• A sickness or physical problem

• To make a decision and stick to it

• Persuasive language used to influence others

The concept of time travel is a paradox because it raises logical contradictions.

 

What does the word 'paradox' mean?

• To make a decision and stick to it

• Having unlimited power and control

• Something that seems contradictory but is true

• A sudden or unpredictable desire or idea

The astronauts explored the terrestrial landscape on their mission to Mars.

 

What does the word 'terrestrial' mean?

• Having unlimited power and control

• To make a decision and stick to it

• Relating to the Earth or land

• Quitting or giving up a job willingly

She claimed to have seen a ghostly apparition in the old abandoned house.

 

What does the word 'apparition' mean?

• A sickness or physical problem

• A ghost or phantom that appears suddenly

• Happening or existing in the present time

• To let yourself have or do something

She handed in her resignation letter after years of frustration at the company.

 

What does the word 'resignation' mean?

• A sickness or physical problem

• Quitting or giving up a job willingly

• Not showing strong emotions or biases

• A ghost or phantom that appears suddenly

The concept of time is often difficult to grasp due to its abstract nature.

 

What does the word 'abstract' mean?

• Not showing strong emotions or biases

• A sickness or physical problem

• A ghost or phantom that appears suddenly

• Summary or basic idea of something

She made a firm resolve to overcome her fear and pursue her dreams.

 

What does the word 'resolve' mean?

• A sudden or unpredictable desire or idea

• A sickness or physical problem

• Showing respect and obedience to someone

• To make a decision and stick to it

She used persuasive rhetoric to convince the audience.

 

What does the word 'rhetoric' mean?

• A ghost or phantom that appears suddenly

• Someone who tells a story or book

• Persuasive language used to influence others

• To create or start something officially

The country plans to annex the neighboring territory.

 

What does the word 'annex' mean?

• To add or attach something to something else

• Something that seems contradictory but is true

• To twist or bend out of shape

• To let yourself have or do something