Vocabulary • Ch 3.17 - Unbroken • Context Clues

She pulled on the rope until it was completely taut.

 

What does the word 'taut' mean?

• Always watching and ready to give attention

• Making sense

• A person or animal that lives somewhere

• Stretched tight or pulled firmly

The tick is a common parasite found on dogs and other animals.

 

What does the word 'parasite' mean?

• A person or animal that lives somewhere

• A living thing that lives off other living things

• Heavy material used to make a ship steady

• Stretched tight or pulled firmly

The garden overflowed with a bountiful harvest.

 

What does the word 'bountiful' mean?

• Real or true

• Different from others or easily recognized

• Stretched tight or pulled firmly

• Having a lot of something

The ship needed enough ballast to maintain stability in rough seas.

 

What does the word 'ballast' mean?

• Stretched tight or pulled firmly

• Very dirty and messy place

• To scold or correct someone for doing wrong

• Heavy material used to make a ship steady

The teacher decided to chastise the students for their misbehavior.

 

What does the word 'chastise' mean?

• A person or animal that lives somewhere

• Different from others or easily recognized

• To scold or correct someone for doing wrong

• Heavy material used to make a ship steady