Vocabulary • Ch 20 - The Fault in Our Stars • Context Clues

She delivered a heartfelt eulogy at her friend's funeral.

 

What does the word 'eulogy' mean?

• To create or make something, like a poem or music

• To secure or tie with ropes

• A speech honoring someone who has died

• Very sharp or intense

She experienced an acute pain in her shoulder.

 

What does the word 'acute' mean?

• Very sharp or intense

• To say nice things about someone who passed away

• To feel angry or bitter about something

• A long and exciting story

The movie was an epic adventure that kept us on the edge of our seats.

 

What does the word 'epic' mean?

• To feel angry or bitter about something

• To create or make something, like a poem or music

• A speech honoring someone who has died

• A long and exciting story

The hiker reached a plateau after climbing for hours.

 

What does the word 'plateau' mean?

• To make something or someone bigger or greater

• A speech honoring someone who has died

• Rhetorical Question: A question that you don't expect an answer to

• A flat area of land at a higher level

The speaker asked a rhetorical question to make the audience think, but didn't expect an answer.

 

What does the word 'rhetorical question' mean?

• Very sharp or intense

• Rhetorical Question: A question that you don't expect an answer to

• To feel angry or bitter about something

• A long and exciting story

She wore a ravishing red dress to the party.

 

What does the word 'ravishing' mean?

• To feel angry or bitter about something

• Extremely beautiful or attractive

• A long and exciting story

• Rhetorical Question: A question that you don't expect an answer to

She was bound by a promise to keep the secret.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• A flat area of land at a higher level

• To secure or tie with ropes

• Rhetorical Question: A question that you don't expect an answer to

• To create or make something, like a poem or music

She used her role in the company to aggrandize her own power and influence.

 

What does the word 'aggrandize' mean?

• Rhetorical Question: A question that you don't expect an answer to

• Extremely beautiful or attractive

• To make something or someone bigger or greater

• To say nice things about someone who passed away

During the funeral, she delivered a heartfelt speech to eulogize her late grandmother.

 

What does the word 'eulogize' mean?

• Very sharp or intense

• To secure or tie with ropes

• To say nice things about someone who passed away

• A speech honoring someone who has died

She will compose a beautiful piece of music for the orchestra.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• To make something or someone bigger or greater

• To create or make something, like a poem or music

• Rhetorical Question: A question that you don't expect an answer to

• A long and exciting story