Vocabulary • Ch 1 - The Witch of Blackbird Pond • Context Clues

The speaker's tone was accusatory during the debate.

 

What does the word 'tone' mean?

• To think carefully and make a plan

• To think carefully and plan before doing something

• Feeling sad because you want something

• The way someone sounds when they speak

She felt a sense of grave concern as she read the news.

 

What does the word 'grave' mean?

• Serious and not happy

• A hole in the ground for burying

• To think carefully and make a plan

• To live or stay in a place

She decided to inquire about the availability of the product.

 

What does the word 'inquire' mean?

• Feeling sad because you want something

• The way someone sounds when they speak

• To tie or fasten something tightly

• To ask a question or get information

The atmosphere in the courtroom was solemn as the verdict was read.

 

What does the word 'solemn' mean?

• To restrict or limit someone or something

• To tie or fasten something tightly

• To think carefully and plan before doing something

• Serious and not happy

The colors of the painting are in stark contrast to each other.

 

What does the word 'contrast' mean?

• To feel or show disrespect or contempt

• To show differences between two things

• To tie or fasten something tightly

• The way someone sounds when they speak

She took a deliberate pause before answering the question.

 

What does the word 'deliberate' mean?

• Asking someone to change a decision

• The way someone sounds when they speak

• To respond quickly and sharply to something

• To think carefully and plan before doing something

The jury took their time to deliberate the verdict.

 

What does the word 'deliberate' mean?

• Serious and not happy

• To think carefully and make a plan

• The way someone sounds when they speak

• Proof or evidence supporting a claim

She was unable to utter a single word in response.

 

What does the word 'utter' mean?

• To think carefully and plan before doing something

• Intense sadness or suffering

• Feeling sad because you want something

• To say or speak something aloud

She was bound by a promise to keep their secret.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To think carefully and make a plan

• The way someone sounds when they speak

• To ask a question or get information

• To restrict or limit someone or something

She was bound by her promise.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To respond quickly and sharply to something

• To tie or fasten something tightly

• Acting without thinking or planning first

• To feel or show disrespect or contempt