Vocabulary • Ch 3.21 - Unwind • Context Clues

The foreign correspondent reported on the breaking news from the war-torn country.

 

What does the word 'correspondent' mean?

• An examination of a dead body to find causes of death

• Someone who reports news from different places

• To have control or power over something

• The main message or lesson of a story

He refused to accept any negative feedback on his performance.

 

What does the word 'negative' mean?

• Something that is not positive or good

• To cut something into smaller pieces

• The study of diseases and their causes

• A thin layer of material covering something

The two criminals planned the heist together, one acting as the lookout while the other acted as the accomplice to the crime.

 

What does the word 'accomplice' mean?

• To come up with ideas together

• The study of diseases and their causes

• Not natural

• A person who helps with a crime

She found solace in the company of her friends.

 

What does the word 'solace' mean?

• Comfort or relief in a difficult time

• The main message or lesson of a story

• To go in different directions

• To say something happened without proof

The executioner used a sharp sword to decapitate the criminal.

 

What does the word 'decapitate' mean?

• The main message or lesson of a story

• To cut something into smaller pieces

• Something that is harmful or poisonous

• To cut off someone's head

Despite the difficulties, she will always abide by her principles.

 

What does the word 'abide' mean?

• A thin layer of material covering something

• To accept and follow rules or requests

• A person who helps with a crime

• To say something happened without proof

Her passion for reading became evident as she engaged in deep and cerebral discussions with fellow book club members.

 

What does the word 'cerebral' mean?

• To have control or power over something

• Related to the brain and thinking

• The main message or lesson of a story

• An examination of a dead body to find causes of death

The toxic chemicals were disposed of safely to protect the environment.

 

What does the word 'toxic' mean?

• Something that is harmful or poisonous

• To say something happened without proof

• To have control or power over something

• To cut something into smaller pieces

The furniture had a thin layer of veneer that gave it a polished appearance.

 

What does the word 'veneer' mean?

• To accept and follow rules or requests

• Something that is not positive or good

• A thin layer of material covering something

• To cut something into smaller pieces

The investigators found evidence suggesting that the body had been dismembered.

 

What does the word 'dismember' mean?

• Comfort or relief in a difficult time

• Not natural

• Something that is not positive or good

• To cut something into smaller pieces