Vocabulary • Ch 11 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

The two rivers converge at this point.

 

What does the word 'converge' mean?

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• To come together or meet at one point

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• A place where dead people are buried

She entered the haunted house with trepidation, unsure of what awaited her inside.

 

What does the word 'trepidation' mean?

• Feeling scared or nervous about something

• To feel confused or puzzled

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• A place where dead people are buried

The complicated instructions perplexed the students.

 

What does the word 'perplex' mean?

• Feeling scared or nervous about something

• To feel confused or puzzled

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• Very upset or deeply troubled

She felt despondent after receiving the rejection letter.

 

What does the word 'despondent' mean?

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• To feel confused or puzzled

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

The pungent smell of onions filled the kitchen.

 

What does the word 'pungent' mean?

• A situation where something is at risk

• A place where dead people are buried

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

The contestant's error put her in jeopardy of being eliminated from the game show.

 

What does the word 'jeopardy' mean?

• To feel confused or puzzled

• Very sharp or severe pain or sensation

• A situation where something is at risk

• To come together or meet at one point

She experienced an acute pain in her side.

 

What does the word 'acute' mean?

• To come together or meet at one point

• Very sharp or severe pain or sensation

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

The temporal nature of their relationship made it difficult for them to make long-term plans together.

 

What does the word 'temporal' mean?

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

• A place where dead people are buried

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

She looked distraught when she received the bad news.

 

What does the word 'distraught' mean?

• To come together or meet at one point

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

The dictator sought to oppress the voices of dissent in his country.

 

What does the word 'oppress' mean?

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

• A place where dead people are buried

• Very sharp or severe pain or sensation