Vocabulary • Ch 1.2 - I Am Malala • Context Clues

The infidel was condemned for not following the established religious beliefs.

 

What does the word 'infidel' mean?

• Someone who doesn't believe in someone's religion

• Speaking or writing beautifully and persuasively

• A system where everyone shares everything

• A group of people who gather for religious worship

The diagram will help to illustrate the complex process.

 

What does the word 'illustrate' mean?

• Someone who dies for a belief

• To make something clear by showing examples

• To strongly disapprove or criticize someone or something

• A group of people who gather for religious worship

She considered herself a martyr for the cause, sacrificing her own happiness for the greater good.

 

What does the word 'martyr' mean?

• A group of people who gather for religious worship

• Someone who dies for a belief

• The study of God and religion

• To convince someone not to do something

It can be difficult to accurately interpret someone's facial expressions.

 

What does the word 'interpret' mean?

• An outcast or someone who is rejected

• To tell someone what to do

• To understand or explain the meaning of

• A system where the government helps everyone

The activists held a press conference to denounce the government's actions.

 

What does the word 'denounce' mean?

• To tell someone what to do

• To convince someone not to do something

• To publicly declare something is wrong

• A sudden and successful takeover of power

Many countries have experimented with communism as a form of government.

 

What does the word 'communism' mean?

• Dangerous and not to be trusted

• A system where everyone shares everything

• An outcast or someone who is rejected

• To be able to speak or write easily

She dictated her notes to her assistant.

 

What does the word 'dictate' mean?

• Betraying your own country or government

• A group of people who gather for religious worship

• Speaking or writing beautifully and persuasively

• To tell someone what to do

She is fluent in three different languages.

 

What does the word 'fluent' mean?

• To be able to speak or write easily

• To publicly declare something is wrong

• A group of people who gather for religious worship

• A system where everyone shares everything

Many people believe that socialism promotes equal distribution of wealth and resources.

 

What does the word 'socialism' mean?

• Betraying your own country or government

• Someone who doesn't believe in someone's religion

• A system where the government helps everyone

• A sudden and successful takeover of power

The judge issued a harsh sentence to condemn the criminal's actions.

 

What does the word 'condemn' mean?

• A safe place to go for protection

• Someone who doesn't believe in someone's religion

• To strongly disapprove or criticize someone or something

• To understand or explain the meaning of