Vocabulary • Ch 10 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

The hungry lion will devour its prey.

 

What does the word 'devour' mean?

• To eat something quickly and completely

• The inability to move or feel

• Never making any mistakes or errors

• To turn something upside down

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The detective's deductive reasoning skills were considered infallible.

 

What does the word 'infallible' mean?

• The inability to move or feel

• To turn something upside down

• Able to be done or achieved

• Never making any mistakes or errors

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She looked at him with a loathe, unable to hide her disgust.

 

What does the word 'loathe' mean?

• To eat something quickly and completely

• Very big, large, or huge

• To really, really, really hate something

• Something that can eat away or destroy

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Our planet Earth is a part of the vast solar system, which consists of the sun, planets, and other celestial objects.

 

What does the word 'solar system' mean?

• The inability to move or feel

• Solar System: The Sun and all the planets

• The coldest possible temperature, no heat

• Never making any mistakes or errors

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The colors of the painting were bold and made a striking contrast against the white walls.

 

What does the word 'contrast' mean?

• To turn something upside down

• Making someone serious or thoughtful

• Showing differences between two things

• Solar System: The Sun and all the planets

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The muscles in his legs began to atrophy from lack of use.

 

What does the word 'atrophy' mean?

• When something wastes away or gets smaller

• To turn something upside down

• To eat something quickly and completely

• Solar System: The Sun and all the planets

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She decided to invert the colors on her computer screen for better visibility.

 

What does the word 'invert' mean?

• Showing differences between two things

• To really, really, really hate something

• To turn something upside down

• The coldest possible temperature, no heat

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The documentary presented a sobering perspective on the effects of climate change.

 

What does the word 'sobering' mean?

• Showing differences between two things

• To eat something quickly and completely

• Making someone serious or thoughtful

• The inability to move or feel

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The soothing music helped assuage her anxiety.

 

What does the word 'assuage' mean?

• The inability to move or feel

• To make something less painful or severe

• To eat something quickly and completely

• To really, really, really hate something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The corrosive acid ate through the metal in a matter of minutes.

 

What does the word 'corrosive' mean?

• Never making any mistakes or errors

• Something that can eat away or destroy

• Very big, large, or huge

• The inability to move or feel

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4