Vocabulary • Ch 18 - The Giver • Context Clues

The company plans to release its new product next month.

 

What does the word 'release' mean?

• To let go or set free

• To make something bright or give it light

• Very bad or causing great damage

• A calm and peaceful state or feeling

She gave precise instructions on how to assemble the furniture.

 

What does the word 'precise' mean?

• Feeling sad and alone without friends

• Very bad or causing great damage

• Very exact or accurate information or measurement

• Feeling very stressed and unable to cope

She looked dejected after receiving the rejection letter.

 

What does the word 'dejected' mean?

• To think deeply or carefully about something

• To hesitate or stumble while speaking

• Feeling sad, down, or discouraged

• Very bad or causing great damage

She felt a deep sense of loneliness as she sat by herself in the empty room.

 

What does the word 'loneliness' mean?

• To hesitate or stumble while speaking

• Feeling sad and alone without friends

• Feeling sad, down, or discouraged

• Messages that tell you about something

The school has instituted stringent rules on dress code and behavior.

 

What does the word 'stringent' mean?

• Messages that tell you about something

• A calm and peaceful state or feeling

• Very strict or demanding rules or requirements

• Feeling very stressed and unable to cope

The movie's poignant ending left everyone in tears.

 

What does the word 'poignant' mean?

• The people who came before you

• To feel or show strong emotions

• Feeling very stressed and unable to cope

• Making you feel strong emotions

Her voice faltered as she tried to deliver the difficult news.

 

What does the word 'faltered' mean?

• To hesitate or stumble while speaking

• A calm and peaceful state or feeling

• Small pieces or tiny bits

• Feeling very stressed and unable to cope

The candle's flame helped to illuminate the room.

 

What does the word 'illuminate' mean?

• To make something bright or give it light

• To choose something or someone specifically

• Feeling sad and alone without friends

• To hesitate or stumble while speaking

The hurricane caused a disastrous impact on the coastal towns.

 

What does the word 'disastrous' mean?

• Small pieces or tiny bits

• Very bad or causing great damage

• Very exact or accurate information or measurement

• Feeling extremely sad or destroyed

The document was torn to shreds in the accident.

 

What does the word 'shreds' mean?

• A calm and peaceful state or feeling

• Small pieces or tiny bits

• To let go or set free

• Feeling sad and alone without friends