Vocabulary • Ch 9 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

She was consumed by despair after her dreams were shattered.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• Being blunt or harsh in manner

• Being aware and thinking on purpose

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• Feeling really sad and hopeless

She tried to focus on her tasks, but her mind kept wandering.

 

What does the word 'focus' mean?

• Rude or disrespectful behavior

• Feeling really sad and hopeless

• To keep something safe and protected

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

The scientist developed an artificial intelligence system capable of learning and problem-solving.

 

What does the word 'artificial' mean?

• To keep something safe and protected

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• Made or created by people, not nature

• Being blunt or harsh in manner

The philanthropist decided to endow a scholarship fund for underprivileged students.

 

What does the word 'endow' mean?

• Being aware and thinking on purpose

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• To give special abilities or qualities

• Having unlimited power or control

The receptionist was brusque with the customers, giving them curt answers.

 

What does the word 'brusque' mean?

• To delay or put off something

• Being aware and thinking on purpose

• To keep something safe and protected

• Being blunt or harsh in manner

The dancer's graceful movements were an embodiment of elegance and beauty.

 

What does the word 'embodiment' mean?

• Part of the brain that controls balance

• Something that represents and shows a quality

• The act of revealing or making known

• Feeling really sad and hopeless

She spoke to her supervisor in an insolent tone, disregarding his authority.

 

What does the word 'insolent' mean?

• Rude or disrespectful behavior

• Part of the brain that controls balance

• To keep something safe and protected

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

The curtains were made of a translucent fabric, allowing a soft glow of light to filter into the room.

 

What does the word 'translucent' mean?

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• The effect or influence of something

• Almost see-through

• Part of the brain that controls balance

The media can sometimes distort the truth.

 

What does the word 'distort' mean?

• To change something so it looks different

• Extreme pain or suffering

• Almost see-through

• Being blunt or harsh in manner

The discovery of a hidden treasure was a revelation that shocked the entire village.

 

What does the word 'revelation' mean?

• A raised platform for important people

• The effect or influence of something

• Almost see-through

• The act of revealing or making known