Vocabulary • Ch 2.26 - Where the Crawdads Sing • Context Clues

Despite the weather conditions, she will endure the marathon.

 

What does the word 'endure' mean?

• To keep going even when things are tough

• Not moving or not changing position

• To pretend or act like something else

• To show or say that you know or understand something

She adorned the room with beautiful paintings.

 

What does the word 'adorn' mean?

• To keep going even when things are tough

• Changing to fit your environment

• Not moving or not changing position

• To decorate or make something beautiful

She put on a pretense of being sick to avoid going to the party.

 

What does the word 'pretense' mean?

• Different versions of the same element

• To pretend or act like something else

• A rule or belief for how to behave

• A special and interesting thing happening

The aurora borealis is a beautiful natural phenomenon.

 

What does the word 'phenomenon' mean?

• To show or say that you know or understand something

• A special and interesting thing happening

• To decorate or make something beautiful

• Good manners and proper behavior

The guests at the formal dinner conducted themselves with utmost decorum.

 

What does the word 'decorum' mean?

• Good manners and proper behavior

• To change or twist the shape or appearance of something in a misleading way

• Not moving or not changing position

• To keep going or not stop

The secret grotto was hidden deep within the lush forest.

 

What does the word 'grotto' mean?

• A disagreement or fight between two things/people

• A special and interesting thing happening

• A small cave or shallow cavern

• To seriously damage or disfigure something

The stock market saw a drastic plummet in share prices.

 

What does the word 'plummet' mean?

• A special and interesting thing happening

• To quickly fall straight down fast

• A small cave or shallow cavern

• To keep going even when things are tough

She spent months researching and writing her dissertation on the effects of climate change.

 

What does the word 'dissertation' mean?

• A disagreement or fight between two things/people

• Long report about a specific topic

• A special and interesting thing happening

• Different versions of the same element

The photograph had been digitally distorted, making the subjects unrecognizable.

 

What does the word 'distort' mean?

• To change or twist the shape or appearance of something in a misleading way

• To keep going even when things are tough

• To pretend or act like something else

• A rule or belief for how to behave

The criminal used a knife to mutilate the victim's body.

 

What does the word 'mutilate' mean?

• Not moving or not changing position

• To seriously damage or disfigure something

• To decorate or make something beautiful

• A special and interesting thing happening