Context Clues/Vocabulary

I'm in a quandary about which friend's birthday party to attend this weekend. Define quandary.

• Dilemma

• Surprise

• Anxiety

• Superiority

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The voracious team members ate one pizza each after the basketball game. Define voracious.

• Funny

• Satisfied

• Sleepy

• Starving

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The crowd waiting in line at Kohl's was an auspicious sign of future sales. Define auspicious.

• Horrible

• Inappropriate

• Arrogant

• Favorable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The building was prodigious and took up a lot of space on the city block. Prodigious means:

• Impressively large

• Ornate and colorful

• Small and insignificant

• Ugly and broken

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Using context clues, what is the meaning of discern?

• Change

• Confuse

• Recognize

• Direct

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

Using context clues, what is the meaning of aversive?

• Interesting

• Unpleasant

• Strange

• Normal

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

We were lucky the guide was adept at steering our raft down the roaring river. Adept means:

• New

• Clumsy

• Ignorant

• Skillful

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The students dreaded the recurrence of homework over the weekend. Define recurrence.

• A desire for something hard to obtain.

• A way of thinking about something important.

• An instance of something happening again.

• An understanding of something previously unknown.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Even a pacifier couldn't placate the crying infant after hours in her car seat. Define placate.

• Soothe

• Teach

• Protect

• Understand

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

He was elated when he learned he got a full scholarship. Define elated.

• Disgusted

• Extremely happy

• Defiant

• Largely unsurprised

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4