Vocabulary • Ch 8 - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • Context Clues

She struggled to comprehend the complex scientific concepts.

 

What does the word 'comprehend' mean?

• To force someone to leave a place

• To understand something fully and completely

• Happy and full of cheer

• A guard who watches over something

The jury was quick to condemn the defendant for his actions.

 

What does the word 'condemn' mean?

• To understand something fully and completely

• To strongly disapprove or criticize something/someone

• The information or things inside something

• To predict or foretell future events

She decided to confide in her best friend about her secret.

 

What does the word 'confide' mean?

• To trust and share secrets with someone

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• The information or things inside something

• To understand something fully and completely

She loved to saunter through the park, enjoying the sunshine and the fresh air.

 

What does the word 'saunter' mean?

• A guard who watches over something

• The information or things inside something

• To walk in a relaxed and slow way

• Happy and full of cheer

The jovial atmosphere at the party lifted everyone's spirits.

 

What does the word 'jovial' mean?

• Happy and full of cheer

• To walk in a relaxed and slow way

• The information or things inside something

• To strongly disapprove or criticize something/someone

The sentinel stood guard at the entrance to the castle.

 

What does the word 'sentinel' mean?

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• To force someone to leave a place

• Happy and full of cheer

• A guard who watches over something

The king decided to banish the traitor from his kingdom.

 

What does the word 'banish' mean?

• To walk in a relaxed and slow way

• To force someone to leave a place

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• A guard who watches over something

The ancient seer made a prophesy of a great disaster that would befall the kingdom.

 

What does the word 'prophesy' mean?

• To predict or foretell future events

• A guard who watches over something

• To walk in a relaxed and slow way

• To force someone to leave a place

She struggled to maintain her focus during the marathon.

 

What does the word 'focus' mean?

• To strongly disapprove or criticize something/someone

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• To force someone to leave a place

• A guard who watches over something

She was satisfied with the content of the book.

 

What does the word 'content' mean?

• To predict or foretell future events

• To strongly disapprove or criticize something/someone

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• The information or things inside something