Vocabulary • Ch 2.1 - Unbroken • Context Clues

After weeks of sleepless nights, his face appeared haggard and drained of all energy.

 

What does the word 'haggard' mean?

• The order in which things follow each other

• A hidden place where things are stored

• Comfort or consolation in a difficult time

• Looking tired or worn out

She felt an immediate affinity towards the stray cat that she found in the park.

 

What does the word 'affinity' mean?

• Being cautious or careful about something

• Looking tired or worn out

• Very harsh or critical in speech

• A strong liking or connection for something

The patient was administered an anesthetic before the surgery.

 

What does the word 'anesthetic' mean?

• Comfort or consolation in a difficult time

• Being cautious or careful about something

• To move something or someone lower or lesser

• A medicine that numbs and stops pain

The executioner used a sharp sword to decapitate the prisoner.

 

What does the word 'decapitate' mean?

• A medicine that numbs and stops pain

• To cut off someone's head

• When two things happen at the same time

• A state of being very lazy or inactive

The acrid smell of smoke filled the air after the fire in the building.

 

What does the word 'acrid' mean?

• Very serious or formal in manner

• When two things happen at the same time

• A hidden place where things are stored

• Having a strong and unpleasant smell

She sat in the empty room, feeling forlorn and abandoned.

 

What does the word 'forlorn' mean?

• Fear of small spaces

• Looking tired or worn out

• A state of being very lazy or inactive

• Feeling sad and abandoned or lonely

The coach decided to relegate the player to the bench for the rest of the game.

 

What does the word 'relegate' mean?

• To move something or someone lower or lesser

• Having a strong and unpleasant smell

• When two things happen at the same time

• A medicine that numbs and stops pain

Her scathing critique of the movie left everyone speechless.

 

What does the word 'scathing' mean?

• When two things happen at the same time

• Being cautious or careful about something

• Very harsh or critical in speech

• A strong liking or connection for something

She found solace in the company of her friends.

 

What does the word 'solace' mean?

• Comfort or consolation in a difficult time

• A state of being very lazy or inactive

• To move something or someone lower or lesser

• Looking tired or worn out

The prince was next in line for the throne, so he prepared for his succession to the kingdom.

 

What does the word 'succession' mean?

• A state of being very lazy or inactive

• The order in which things follow each other

• To move something or someone lower or lesser

• Fear of small spaces