Vocabulary • Ch 2.9 - I Am Malala • Context Clues

There was a long queue outside the movie theater.

 

What does the word 'queue' mean?

• A line of people or things waiting

• A official order or proclamation from someone in power

• A feeling of being treated unfairly

• To put into action or use

The company plans to implement a new system that will improve efficiency.

 

What does the word 'implement' mean?

• To hide or blend in with surroundings

• To scare or frighten someone

• To put into action or use

• A feeling of being treated unfairly

His wrath was unleashed upon those who had wronged him.

 

What does the word 'wrath' mean?

• A feeling of being treated unfairly

• Extreme anger or rage

• Agreement or harmony between people or groups

• A line of people or things waiting

The soldiers wore camouflage uniforms to blend in with their surroundings during the mission.

 

What does the word 'camouflage' mean?

• To take in and care for (someone) as one's own

• To hide or blend in with surroundings

• A medicine that keeps you from getting sick

• A high wall built beside water

She couldn't help but retort with a quick comeback to his snarky remark.

 

What does the word 'retort' mean?

• To scare or frighten someone

• A official order or proclamation from someone in power

• To reply quickly and sharply to something

• A high wall built beside water