Vocabulary • Ch 2.25 - Educated • Context Clues

She managed to coax her cat out from under the bed with a treat.

 

What does the word 'coax' mean?

• To persuade or convince someone gently

• Someone who eats a lot of food

• An opening or hole, like in a camera

• Having a strong, sharp smell or taste

She tore her Achilles tendon while running.

 

What does the word 'tendon' mean?

• A very large fire or intense heat

• The spreading of sickness or disease

• Having a strong, sharp smell or taste

• A tissue that connects muscles to bones

The virus rapidly spread through the population, causing a widespread contagion.

 

What does the word 'contagion' mean?

• To understand or figure out something

• An opening or hole, like in a camera

• The spreading of sickness or disease

• A very large fire or intense heat

She couldn't fathom why he would say such a thing.

 

What does the word 'fathom' mean?

• A very large fire or intense heat

• Having a strong, sharp smell or taste

• To understand or figure out something

• The spreading of sickness or disease

He is known as a glutton for desserts, always indulging in sweet treats after every meal.

 

What does the word 'glutton' mean?

• Medicine that helps relieve pain

• Someone who eats a lot of food

• To understand or figure out something

• A very large fire or intense heat

The pungent smell of onions filled the kitchen.

 

What does the word 'pungent' mean?

• To understand or figure out something

• Having a strong, sharp smell or taste

• Not enough water in the body

• A tissue that connects muscles to bones

The photographer adjusted the aperture on his camera to capture the perfect amount of light.

 

What does the word 'aperture' mean?

• An opening or hole, like in a camera

• Not enough water in the body

• Medicine that helps relieve pain

• To understand or figure out something

After hiking all day in the desert, he felt extremely dehydrated and desperately needed water.

 

What does the word 'dehydrated' mean?

• Someone who eats a lot of food

• A tissue that connects muscles to bones

• Not enough water in the body

• To understand or figure out something

The blazing inferno consumed the entire building.

 

What does the word 'inferno' mean?

• The spreading of sickness or disease

• Someone who eats a lot of food

• Having a strong, sharp smell or taste

• A very large fire or intense heat

The doctor prescribed an analgesic to relieve the patient's pain.

 

What does the word 'analgesic' mean?

• Medicine that helps relieve pain

• A very large fire or intense heat

• An opening or hole, like in a camera

• Having a strong, sharp smell or taste