Vocabulary • Ch 1.15 - Where the Crawdads Sing • Context Clues

The farmer's crops yield a bountiful harvest every year.

 

What does the word 'yield' mean?

• To select and remove something from a group

• To give way or surrender

• A cold, treeless, and snowy land

• Play or frolic around energetically

The dark sky provided a stark contrast to the bright full moon.

 

What does the word 'contrast' mean?

• Showing differences between two or more things

• To select and remove something from a group

• To be flexible and graceful

• A cold, treeless, and snowy land

The tundra is a vast, treeless Arctic region with a short growing season.

 

What does the word 'tundra' mean?

• To select and remove something from a group

• A small hint or a suspicion

• A cold, treeless, and snowy land

• Showing differences between two or more things

She had a distinctive mannerism of twirling her hair when she was nervous.

 

What does the word 'mannerism' mean?

• Play or frolic around energetically

• To give way or surrender

• A way of acting or behaving

• Showing differences between two or more things

The children happily cavorted on the playground.

 

What does the word 'cavort' mean?

• To give way or surrender

• A cold, treeless, and snowy land

• Play or frolic around energetically

• A small hint or a suspicion