Vocabulary • Ch 1.1 - Unwind • Context Clues

She asked me to accompany her to the party.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• To go along with someone or something

• Very thin, see-through fabric or material

• Always feeling like someone is watching

• To join or attach something to another

She sunk into a deep despair after receiving the devastating news.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• Ferret Out: To find or discover something hidden

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To be forced to leave your home

• To show or tell someone the way

The annual convention brings together professionals from various industries to exchange ideas and network.

 

What does the word 'convention' mean?

• Ferret Out: To find or discover something hidden

• A strong, bitter smell or taste

• To show or tell someone the way

• A meeting where people discuss and make decisions

She made a resolution to exercise every day.

 

What does the word 'resolve' mean?

• The way someone feels when they speak

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To make a firm decision or settle

• Very thin, see-through fabric or material

She spoke in a serious tone during the presentation.

 

What does the word 'tone' mean?

• Lots of destruction and bloodshed

• To join or attach something to another

• The way someone feels when they speak

• To be forced to leave your home

She decided to take a direct route to the destination.

 

What does the word 'direct' mean?

• Always feeling like someone is watching

• To show or tell someone the way

• Being aware of your thoughts and actions

• Ferret Out: To find or discover something hidden

We drove on the interstate to get to our destination quickly.

 

What does the word 'interstate' mean?

• Very thin, see-through fabric or material

• A road that goes between different states

• To show or tell someone the way

• Lots of destruction and bloodshed

The politician was accused of engaging in graft and accepting bribes.

 

What does the word 'graft' mean?

• Impossible to be defeated or overcome

• A strong, bitter smell or taste

• Not aware or paying attention

• To join or attach something to another

The detective was able to ferret out the truth through careful investigation.

 

What does the word 'ferret out' mean?

• A reason or desire to do something

• To go along with someone or something

• Ferret Out: To find or discover something hidden

• The way someone feels when they speak

She found the motivation to pursue her dreams despite the challenges.

 

What does the word 'motivation' mean?

• Being aware of your thoughts and actions

• A road that goes between different states

• A reason or desire to do something

• The way someone feels when they speak