Vocabulary • Ch 1.2 - Unwind • Context Clues

There was a commotion at the library when a group of students knocked over a bookshelf.

 

What does the word 'commotion' mean?

• Someone or something that is a perfect example

• To move backward or away from something

• Loud noise and chaotic movement

• Very obvious or clearly noticeable

She performed a beautiful sonata on the piano.

 

What does the word 'sonata' mean?

• However, even though, despite that

• Easy or effortless

• A musical composition for one or more instruments

• How someone looks or acts

The contagion quickly spread throughout the community, causing widespread illness.

 

What does the word 'contagion' mean?

• Someone or something that is a perfect example

• A disease that can spread easily between people

• Loud noise and chaotic movement

• Very obvious or clearly noticeable

We have a contingency plan in case of an emergency.

 

What does the word 'contingency' mean?

• Easy or effortless

• Required or necessary to do something

• Something that might happen in the future

• Someone or something that is a perfect example

The inquisition subjected the accused to rigorous questioning.

 

What does the word 'inquisition' mean?

• A time when people were questioned and punished

• However, even though, despite that

• To make a loud echoing sound

• Really, really annoyed or frustrated

It is obligatory to complete the safety training before starting the job.

 

What does the word 'obligatory' mean?

• The effect or influence of something

• Required or necessary to do something

• A time when people were questioned and punished

• Really, really annoyed or frustrated

The floodwaters began to recede, revealing the damage left behind.

 

What does the word 'recede' mean?

• How someone looks or acts

• A group of people who are family

• To move backward or away from something

• A performance where someone sings, dances, or plays an instrument

She was exasperated with her sibling's constant interruptions during her studying.

 

What does the word 'exasperated' mean?

• Something that might happen in the future

• Really, really annoyed or frustrated

• A musical composition for one or more instruments

• Loud noise and chaotic movement

She prepared tirelessly for her piano recital.

 

What does the word 'recital' mean?

• A group of people who are family

• Loud noise and chaotic movement

• A performance where someone sings, dances, or plays an instrument

• Really, really annoyed or frustrated

She was happy to oblige her friend's request.

 

What does the word 'oblige' mean?

• To move backward or away from something

• Loud noise and chaotic movement

• A musical composition for one or more instruments

• To do something because you have to