Vocabulary • Ch 4.25 - Unbroken • Context Clues

The music will accompany the dancers during their performance.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• To go with or be together with

• To cause someone pain or suffering

• To fix or correct something that is wrong

• To change something to look different

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The company worked tirelessly to establish itself as a leader in the industry.

 

What does the word 'establish' mean?

• Show that an error is in original

• A strong connection or tie between people

• To give orders or tell someone what to do

• To start or create something officially

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

She showed great resolve in overcoming her fears.

 

What does the word 'resolve' mean?

• To go with or be together with

• To make a firm decision and stick to it

• To fix or correct something that is wrong

• Making someone feel warm and loved

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The boss will dictate his memo to his assistant.

 

What does the word 'dictate' mean?

• Very thin and bony-looking

• To give orders or tell someone what to do

• A feeling of extreme happiness or joy

• Related to being a mother

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The detective intercepted the package before it reached its intended recipient.

 

What does the word 'intercept' mean?

• Very thin and bony-looking

• To catch or stop something in its path

• To change something to look different

• Feeling shocked, scared, or confused

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Her face looked gaunt after weeks of illness and weight loss.

 

What does the word 'gaunt' mean?

• Making someone feel warm and loved

• A way of showing respect and honor

• Very thin and bony-looking

• To make a firm decision and stick to it

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The artist paid homage to her favorite musician with a stunning mural.

 

What does the word 'homage' mean?

• To make a firm decision and stick to it

• To fix or correct something that is wrong

• To make something less severe or intense

• A way of showing respect and honor

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She displayed great maternal instincts by caring for the orphaned kitten.

 

What does the word 'maternal' mean?

• Related to being a mother

• A feeling of extreme happiness or joy

• To go with or be together with

• A strong connection or tie between people

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

The disease continued to afflict the population despite efforts to contain it.

 

What does the word 'afflict' mean?

• To go with or be together with

• Good or favorable

• To catch or stop something in its path

• To cause someone pain or suffering

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The data analysis revealed several significant correlations.

 

What does the word 'analysis' mean?

• To make something less severe or intense

• Breaking down something to understand it better

• A feeling of extreme happiness or joy

• To cause someone pain or suffering

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4