Vocabulary • Ch 1.6 - Educated • Context Clues

She took a cautious approach to solving the problem.

 

What does the word 'approach' mean?

• Shining or glowing brightly, like a light

• To ask for something very sincerely

• Having a severe or intense quality

• To move closer or to start doing something

The ancient manuscript contained an obscure language that had long been forgotten.

 

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• Straight up and down, like a line

• Having more than one potential meaning

• Not clear or easy to understand

• Small pieces of scattered or broken objects

In retrospect, I should have made a different decision.

 

What does the word 'retrospect' mean?

• Very important or necessary for success

• Straight up and down, like a line

• Operated by water or other fluids

• Looking back at something that already happened

The art dealer will appraise the value of the painting.

 

What does the word 'appraise' mean?

• Not clear or easy to understand

• Having a severe or intense quality

• To give commands or instructions

• To evaluate or assess the value of something

The concept of love is often difficult to grasp, as it is more abstract than tangible.

 

What does the word 'abstract' mean?

• Small pieces of scattered or broken objects

• Very important or necessary for success

• A summary of a book or paper

• To insult or offend someone

The construction crew used hydraulic equipment to lift the heavy concrete blocks.

 

What does the word 'hydraulic' mean?

• Very little or not enough

• Very important or necessary for success

• Operated by water or other fluids

• A summary of a book or paper

The hurricane left a trail of debris scattered throughout the neighborhood.

 

What does the word 'debris' mean?

• Small pieces of scattered or broken objects

• Having a jagged or saw-like edge

• Very important or necessary for success

• Very little or not enough

It is crucial that we make a decision as soon as possible.

 

What does the word 'crucial' mean?

• Very important or necessary for success

• Not clear or easy to understand

• Straight up and down, like a line

• A system of people or things ranked in order

The doctor diagnosed the patient with acute appendicitis.

 

What does the word 'acute' mean?

• Loud noise or uproar from many people

• To evaluate or assess the value of something

• Having a severe or intense quality

• To move closer or to start doing something

The night sky was filled with luminous stars.

 

What does the word 'luminous' mean?

• Very important or necessary for success

• To give commands or instructions

• Shining or glowing brightly, like a light

• Small pieces of scattered or broken objects