Vocabulary • Ch 20 - The Witch of Blackbird Pond • Context Clues

The storm will abate by tomorrow morning.

 

What does the word 'abate' mean?

• To make something less intense or severe

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Difficult or hard to do

• Very thin and bony, almost skeletal

The climbers faced an arduous journey to reach the summit of the mountain.

 

What does the word 'arduous' mean?

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Acting in secret or sneaky

• Special clothes that people wear for their job

• Difficult or hard to do

His face appeared gaunt after weeks of not eating properly.

 

What does the word 'gaunt' mean?

• To make something less intense or severe

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Very thin and bony, almost skeletal

• To get rid of or throw away

Despite working full-time, her salary was meager and barely covered her basic needs.

 

What does the word 'meager' mean?

• Not enough or very little

• Difficult or hard to do

• When someone comes in unwanted

• Always happening or never-ending

The perpetual rain made it difficult to go outside.

 

What does the word 'perpetual' mean?

• To make something less intense or severe

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Always happening or never-ending

• When someone comes in unwanted