Vocabulary • Ch 12 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

They reached an accord after hours of negotiation.

 

What does the word 'accord' mean?

• To spread or pass through something

• The result or outcome of an action

• Coming to an agreement or harmony

• Complete and total, with no mixture

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The skyscraper's architecture emphasized its sleek and modern vertical lines.

 

What does the word 'vertical' mean?

• To win or be the strongest

• When an illness spreads from person to person

• Going straight up and down

• A small trace or remnant of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The chef was caught trying to adulterate the ingredients in the recipe.

 

What does the word 'adulterate' mean?

• To win or be the strongest

• Full of energy and excitement

• Straight like a line

• To make impure or less pure

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The animator used special effects to make the characters in the movie come to life.

 

What does the word 'animate' mean?

• To make something come alive or move

• Straight like a line

• A small trace or remnant of something

• The result or outcome of an action

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The brethren came together to discuss the future of their organization.

 

What does the word 'brethren' mean?

• Coming to an agreement or harmony

• Extremely bad, shocking, or horrible

• To win or be the strongest

• A word used to mean "brothers" or "sisters"

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4