Vocabulary • Ch 11 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

She experienced an acute pain in her side.

 

What does the word 'acute' mean?

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• To feel confused or puzzled

• Feeling scared or nervous about something

• Very sharp or severe pain or sensation

The two rivers converge at this point.

 

What does the word 'converge' mean?

• To feel confused or puzzled

• To come together or meet at one point

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Feeling scared or nervous about something

She felt despondent after receiving the rejection letter.

 

What does the word 'despondent' mean?

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• A place where dead people are buried

• Very upset or deeply troubled

She looked distraught when she received the bad news.

 

What does the word 'distraught' mean?

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

• Having a strong and sharp smell

The contestant's error put her in jeopardy of being eliminated from the game show.

 

What does the word 'jeopardy' mean?

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• Feeling scared or nervous about something

• A situation where something is at risk

• To come together or meet at one point