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

She experienced an acute pain in her side.

 

What does the word 'acute' mean?

• To come together or meet at one point

• Very sharp or severe pain or sensation

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The two rivers converge at this point.

 

What does the word 'converge' mean?

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• To come together or meet at one point

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• A place where dead people are buried

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She felt despondent after receiving the rejection letter.

 

What does the word 'despondent' mean?

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• To feel confused or puzzled

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She looked distraught when she received the bad news.

 

What does the word 'distraught' mean?

• To come together or meet at one point

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

 

What does the word 'jeopardy' mean?

• To feel confused or puzzled

• Very sharp or severe pain or sensation

• A situation where something is at risk

• To come together or meet at one point

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The complicated instructions perplexed the students.

 

What does the word 'perplex' mean?

• Feeling scared or nervous about something

• To feel confused or puzzled

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• Very upset or deeply troubled

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The pungent smell of onions filled the kitchen.

 

What does the word 'pungent' mean?

• A situation where something is at risk

• A place where dead people are buried

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She entered the haunted house with trepidation, unsure of what awaited her inside.

 

What does the word 'trepidation' mean?

• Feeling scared or nervous about something

• To feel confused or puzzled

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• A place where dead people are buried

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The dictator sought to oppress the voices of dissent in his country.

 

What does the word 'oppress' mean?

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

• A place where dead people are buried

• Very sharp or severe pain or sensation

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The temporal nature of their relationship made it difficult for them to make long-term plans together.

 

What does the word 'temporal' mean?

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

• A place where dead people are buried

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4