Vocabulary • Ch 1.7 - Educated • Context Clues

She made a conscious effort to reduce her carbon footprint.

 

What does the word 'conscious' mean?

• Not staying the same all the time

• To explore or investigate something carefully

• Aware, awake, paying attention, not sleeping

• To go up and down or change often

She was able to devise a clever plan to solve the problem.

 

What does the word 'devise' mean?

• To come up with a plan or idea

• Very dry or lacking in moisture

• Extreme pain or suffering

• To walk with difficulty or limping

I often like to reminisce about my childhood memories.

 

What does the word 'reminisce' mean?

• To dry out completely and become shriveled

• To think about happy past memories

• Not staying the same all the time

• Extreme pain or suffering

The scientist worked to distill the liquid into its purest form.

 

What does the word 'distill' mean?

• To make a liquid very pure

• Not staying the same all the time

• A rule or law made by authorities

• To twist and turn in pain

The injured horse hobbled slowly across the field.

 

What does the word 'hobbled' mean?

• To walk with difficulty or limping

• A rule or law made by authorities

• Very thin and bony in appearance

• Asleep or inactive for a while