Vocabulary • Ch 2.27 - Where the Crawdads Sing • Context Clues

He liked to dwell on the past.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• The shape and features of land

• To live or stay in a place

• Being serious or sincere about something

• To introduce or bring up a topic

The detective carefully followed the trace of footprints left at the crime scene.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• The shape and features of land

• To find or discover something using clues

• Feeling very sad or gloomy

• Different or separate from something else

She wanted to go to the party; however, she had too much work to do.

 

What does the word 'however' mean?

• But, on the other hand

• Different or separate from something else

• To live or stay in a place

• To introduce or bring up a topic

The heat began to dissipate as the sun set.

 

What does the word 'dissipate' mean?

• To disappear or go away gradually

• Feeling very sad or gloomy

• To reach the highest or final point

• But, on the other hand

She decided to broach the sensitive topic during the family dinner.

 

What does the word 'broach' mean?

• But, on the other hand

• Being serious or sincere about something

• The shape and features of land

• To introduce or bring up a topic

The project will culminate in a grand celebration.

 

What does the word 'culminate' mean?

• Responsibility or duty to do something

• To disappear or go away gradually

• To reach the highest or final point

• The shape and features of land

The rainy weather brought a sense of melancholy to her thoughts.

 

What does the word 'melancholy' mean?

• To find or discover something using clues

• The study of how things move

• Feeling very sad or gloomy

• To live or stay in a place

The topography of the region includes mountains, valleys, and rivers.

 

What does the word 'topography' mean?

• To introduce or bring up a topic

• The shape and features of land

• Being serious or sincere about something

• Feeling very sad or gloomy

She is studying physics at university.

 

What does the word 'physics' mean?

• To introduce or bring up a topic

• But, on the other hand

• The study of how things move

• To find or discover something using clues

The hikers carefully navigated through the narrow ravine.

 

What does the word 'ravine' mean?

• To live or stay in a place

• Feeling very sad or gloomy

• A deep, narrow, and rocky valley

• Different or separate from something else