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

They reached an accord after hours of negotiation.

 

What does the word 'accord' mean?

• Very powerful, strong, or impressive

• To make impure or less pure

• Complete and total, with no mixture

• Coming to an agreement or harmony

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

 

What does the word 'vertical' mean?

• Coming to an agreement or harmony

• Going straight up and down

• Taking care of someone's needs

• To spread or pass through something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

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

 

What does the word 'adulterate' mean?

• Going straight up and down

• To spread or pass through something

• To make impure or less pure

• To make something come alive or move

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

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

 

What does the word 'animate' mean?

• When an illness spreads from person to person

• Going straight up and down

• Straight like a line

• To make something come alive or move

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

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

 

What does the word 'brethren' mean?

• Extremely bad, shocking, or horrible

• The result or outcome of an action

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

• Full of energy and excitement

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

The spread of the contagion was swift and wide-reaching, causing a global health crisis.

 

What does the word 'contagion' mean?

• When an illness spreads from person to person

• A rhythm in poetry with 5 beats

• Extremely bad, shocking, or horrible

• Coming to an agreement or harmony

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She greeted me with an exuberant hug.

 

What does the word 'exuberant' mean?

• To admit or recognize something as true

• Full of energy and excitement

• To spread or pass through something

• To make impure or less pure

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The team faced a formidable opponent in the championship game.

 

What does the word 'formidable' mean?

• Going straight up and down

• Very powerful, strong, or impressive

• Full of energy and excitement

• A small trace or remnant of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The smell of coffee permeated through the entire house.

 

What does the word 'permeate' mean?

• To spread or pass through something

• To admit or recognize something as true

• Taking care of someone's needs

• To strongly dislike or hate something or someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The graph of the equation is linear, showing a straight line.

 

What does the word 'linear' mean?

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

• Straight like a line

• To strongly dislike or hate something or someone

• Extremely bad, shocking, or horrible

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4