Vocabulary • Ch 13 - The Fault in Our Stars • Context Clues

There was a sense of impending doom in the air.

 

What does the word 'impending' mean?

• About to happen or occur soon

• Reaching one's full potential and being happy

• To make something seem less bad

• A serious and contagious disease with fever

We need to determine the cause of the problem before we can find a solution.

 

What does the word 'determine' mean?

• To change the appearance of something completely

• To figure out or find out

• A serious disease caused by mosquitoes

• A serious and contagious disease with fever

Smallpox was eradicated through a global vaccination campaign.

 

What does the word 'smallpox' mean?

• A word for brothers or close friends

• Belief in strong, aggressive, masculine behavior

• A serious and contagious disease with fever

• To find comfort, support, or relief

The study of matter, energy, and the interactions between them.

 

What does the word 'physics' mean?

• To change the appearance of something completely

• A word for brothers or close friends

• To figure out or find out

• The study of how things move and work

The discovery of quantum mechanics revolutionized our understanding of the microscopic world.

 

What does the word 'quantum' mean?

• The smallest amount or unit of something

• To figure out or find out

• Belief in strong, aggressive, masculine behavior

• A serious and contagious disease with fever

The brethren gathered together to discuss their plans for the upcoming event.

 

What does the word 'brethren' mean?

• To find comfort, support, or relief

• About to happen or occur soon

• A word for brothers or close friends

• To make something seem less bad

She found solace in music during difficult times.

 

What does the word 'solace' mean?

• A word for brothers or close friends

• To find comfort, support, or relief

• About to happen or occur soon

• Reaching one's full potential and being happy

The wizard used his powers to transfigure a frog into a prince.

 

What does the word 'transfigure' mean?

• To find comfort, support, or relief

• A word for brothers or close friends

• The smallest amount or unit of something

• To change the appearance of something completely

Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes.

 

What does the word 'yellow fever' mean?

• A serious disease caused by mosquitoes

• To suggest something without saying it

• To change the appearance of something completely

• Belief in strong, aggressive, masculine behavior

She asked her brother to accompany her to the concert.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• To go together with someone or something

• A serious and contagious disease with fever

• Reaching one's full potential and being happy

• The study of how things move and work