Vocabulary • Ch 1.8 - Educated • Context Clues

The farmer's crops yielded a bountiful harvest this year.

 

What does the word 'yield' mean?

• Knowing or understanding something without explanation

• To give up or surrender something

• Not being modest or humble

• Very thin or transparent fabric or material

He gave us direct instructions on how to complete the project.

 

What does the word 'direct' mean?

• In a specific order, one after another

• Having many romantic partners at once

• To do what others are doing

• To give instructions or guidance in a straightforward manner

She asked him to accompany her to the museum.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• Making someone believe something that isn't true

• To go together with someone or something

• Knowing or understanding something without explanation

• To say the opposite of something

The sheer beauty of the landscape left her speechless.

 

What does the word 'sheer' mean?

• Very thin or transparent fabric or material

• Not being modest or humble

• A person who is not Jewish

• A way of doing something

The gentile couple was invited to the synagogue for a community event.

 

What does the word 'gentile' mean?

• A person who is not Jewish

• Very thin or transparent fabric or material

• Having many romantic partners at once

• In a specific order, one after another

She practiced tirelessly in preparation for her piano recital.

 

What does the word 'recital' mean?

• A way of doing something

• Very thin or transparent fabric or material

• To give instructions or guidance in a straightforward manner

• A performance of music or dance

The congregation gathered together to celebrate the holiday.

 

What does the word 'congregation' mean?

• A place where people are buried

• A group of people who gather together

• Having the same value or amount

• To give instructions or guidance in a straightforward manner

She used deception to gain his trust and access to his personal information.

 

What does the word 'deception' mean?

• A place where people are buried

• Making someone believe something that isn't true

• To do what others are doing

• A person who is not Jewish

She could discern a faint sound coming from the other room.

 

What does the word 'discern' mean?

• To say the opposite of something

• To give up or surrender something

• In a specific order, one after another

• To understand or recognize something clearly

She has an intuitive understanding of people's emotions.

 

What does the word 'intuitive' mean?

• Not being modest or humble

• A place where people are buried

• Knowing or understanding something without explanation

• To give instructions or guidance in a straightforward manner