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

• To get rid of or throw away

• Acting in secret or sneaky

• Difficult or hard to do

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

• Difficult or hard to do

• Special clothes that people wear for their job

His face appeared gaunt after weeks of not eating properly.

 

What does the word 'gaunt' mean?

• Very thin and bony, almost skeletal

• Not enough or very little

• To make something less intense or severe

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

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

 

What does the word 'meager' mean?

• Always happening or never-ending

• Very thin and bony, almost skeletal

• Not enough or very little

• When someone comes in unwanted

The perpetual rain made it difficult to go outside.

 

What does the word 'perpetual' mean?

• Difficult or hard to do

• When someone comes in unwanted

• Always happening or never-ending

• Acting in secret or sneaky

She made a surreptitious glance at her watch to check the time during the meeting.

 

What does the word 'surreptitious' mean?

• To get rid of or throw away

• Difficult or hard to do

• Acting in secret or sneaky

• Very thin and bony, almost skeletal

The security system alerted us to the intrusion in our backyard.

 

What does the word 'intrusion' mean?

• To get rid of or throw away

• When someone comes in unwanted

• Special clothes that people wear for their job

• Not enough or very little

All employees must wear a uniform to maintain a professional appearance.

 

What does the word 'uniform' mean?

• Special clothes that people wear for their job

• When someone comes in unwanted

• Not enough or very little

• Acting in secret or sneaky

She decided to dispose of the old furniture and buy new ones.

 

What does the word 'dispose' mean?

• Very thin and bony, almost skeletal

• Not enough or very little

• To get rid of or throw away

• Acting in secret or sneaky

She was filled with anxiety before the big exam.

 

What does the word 'anxiety' mean?

• Special clothes that people wear for their job

• To get rid of or throw away

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Very thin and bony, almost skeletal