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

They reached an accord after hours of negotiation.

 

What does the word 'accord' mean?

• Coming to an agreement or harmony

• To admit or recognize something as true

• To spread or pass through something

• When an illness spreads from person to person

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?

• Going straight up and down

• The result or outcome of an action

• A rhythm in poetry with 5 beats

• Very powerful, strong, or impressive

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

 

What does the word 'adulterate' mean?

• Very powerful, strong, or impressive

• To make impure or less pure

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

• Coming to an agreement or harmony

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?

• When an illness spreads from person to person

• To make something come alive or move

• To spread or pass through something

• To win or be the strongest

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

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

• Very powerful, strong, or impressive

• Full of energy and excitement

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

 

What does the word 'contagion' mean?

• Full of energy and excitement

• Taking care of someone's needs

• To spread or pass through something

• When an illness spreads from person to person

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She greeted me with an exuberant hug.

 

What does the word 'exuberant' mean?

• Full of energy and excitement

• Complete and total, with no mixture

• Taking care of someone's needs

• A rhythm in poetry with 5 beats

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The team faced a formidable opponent in the championship game.

 

What does the word 'formidable' mean?

• Taking care of someone's needs

• Very powerful, strong, or impressive

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

• 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 smell of coffee permeated through the entire house.

 

What does the word 'permeate' mean?

• Taking care of someone's needs

• To spread or pass through something

• Extremely bad, shocking, or horrible

• To admit or recognize something as true

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

 

What does the word 'linear' mean?

• Full of energy and excitement

• Straight like a line

• Going straight up and down

• A type of poem with 14 lines

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.6

CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.RI.K.7

CCSS.RL.1.7

CCSS.RL.2.7