Unit 9 -- Part 1 - Vocabulary In Context

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Exacerbate' in the sentence: 'The doctor told me not to run as it can exacerbate my knee injury; I need to rest for at least three weeks before returning to normal activity.'

• Repair

• Worsen

• Lessen

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Frankly' in the sentence: 'I frankly don’t see the point in learning to drive; everyone is afraid to say it, but public transportation is the best thing to use.'

• Honestly

• Reluctantly

• Actually

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Freewheeling' in the sentence: 'His freewheeling attitude often got him in trouble at work; his careless mistakes cost the company a lot of time and money.'

• Dedicated

• Determined

• Careless

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Indulge' in the sentence: 'My friend loves to indulge in cheesy romance movies; if she has free time, she spends it watching them in a marathon fashion.'

• A. To satisfy

• B. To avoid

• C. To reject

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Infer' in the sentence: 'You can infer from this quotation that the writer didn’t care for “pretty” language.'

• A. Conclude

• B. Question

• C. Resolve

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Omnipotent' in the sentence: 'God is an omnipotent being who can control human destiny; he is all-knowing and has the ability to do anything.'

• Weak

• Incapable

• All-powerful

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Onset' in the sentence: 'At the onset of her career as a lawyer, things were looking up; however, after six months it was clear she wasn’t cut out for the job.'

• A. Beginning

• B. Middle

• C. End

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Raw' in the sentence: 'He’s got raw talent as a singer, but he needs to work on his performance skills. In some countries, such as Japan, it is normal to eat raw fish.'

• A. Experienced/Cooked

• B. Unrefined/Uncooked

• C. Unrefined/Cooked

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Readily' in the sentence: 'Water was readily available at different points in the race.'

• Quickly/Easily

• Scarcely

• Hardly

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word 'Solidarity' in the sentence: 'I stood in solidarity with other female students by refusing to wear the school’s sexist uniform.'

• Argument

• Unity

• Opposition