Vocabulary • Ch 3 - The City of Ember • Context Clues

I caught a fleeting glimpse of her as she hurried past.

 

What does the word 'glimpse' mean?

• Very thin or transparent material or fabric

• To quickly see or glimpse something

• A deep hole or gap in the ground

• Going from side to side

The sheer size of the building was staggering.

 

What does the word 'sheer' mean?

• Very thin or transparent material or fabric

• Chaotic or unruly, with lots of commotion

• A unit of time equal to 60 seconds

• Loud noise or shouting

The protesters outside the government building continued to clamor for their voices to be heard.

 

What does the word 'clamor' mean?

• A deep hole or gap in the ground

• Going from side to side

• To come out or appear

• Loud noise or shouting

The school decided to expel the student for vandalizing school property.

 

What does the word 'expel' mean?

• Going from side to side

• Loud noise or shouting

• Chaotic or unruly, with lots of commotion

• To force someone to leave a place

The pencil stood perfectly vertical on the desk.

 

What does the word 'vertical' mean?

• A unit of time equal to 60 seconds

• Going from side to side

• Going straight up or down

• Very thin or transparent material or fabric

The artist carefully aligned the paintings in a horizontal line on the gallery wall.

 

What does the word 'horizontal' mean?

• To force someone to leave a place

• Going from side to side

• Loud noise or shouting

• A unit of time equal to 60 seconds

The sun began to emerge from behind the clouds.

 

What does the word 'emerge' mean?

• To come out or appear

• A unit of time equal to 60 seconds

• To quickly see or glimpse something

• Very thin or transparent material or fabric

The hiker stared into the deep chasm, hesitant to take the next step.

 

What does the word 'chasm' mean?

• To force someone to leave a place

• Going from side to side

• A deep hole or gap in the ground

• To quickly see or glimpse something

The plane experienced turbulent weather during the flight.

 

What does the word 'turbulent' mean?

• Chaotic or unruly, with lots of commotion

• Very thin or transparent material or fabric

• Loud noise or shouting

• To quickly see or glimpse something

She waited anxiously for every minute to pass, hoping for good news.

 

What does the word 'minute' mean?

• Chaotic or unruly, with lots of commotion

• A deep hole or gap in the ground

• A unit of time equal to 60 seconds

• Going from side to side