Select the meaning of the underlined word: Britney could not see the building. It was shrouded with smoke and dust.

Select the meaning of the underlined word: In many cultures, there are certain taboos relating to mealtime. For example, in Nepal, you should never touch your food with your left hand.

Select the meaning of the underlined word: It is difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you, even if that person is penitent and expresses regret for their decisions.

Select the meaning of the underlined word: I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

Select the meaning of the underlined word: Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.

Select the meaning of the underlined word: In late 2006, apiarists in the U.S. began reporting that their honey bees were dying. Some of these beekeepers lost 90 percent of their hives.

Based on the context clues, truncated means...

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ends.

The new student on our kickball team is a novice because they are just learning to play.

More than eighty years of fire suppression has changed these forests dramatically. Now they are overcrowded with Douglas fir and prone to superhot fires that can kill older trees and sterilize the soil, making regrowth take years longer. Such hot, intense fires are also more dangerous to firefighters.

There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the desert. Many people in Arizona have made a good business of growing and selling cacti and other local plants.

The flood caused harmful mold to grow on the walls of our old house and made it uninhabitable.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word uninhabitable?

To prepare the gym for the big dance, we adorned the walls with balloons and colorful streamers.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word adorned?

A dog whistle makes a high-pitched sound that is only audible to dogs.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word audible?

"I wish I had brought my spectacles," the old librarian said as she squinted and strained to read the book.

What word is a context clue that helped you figure out that spectacles is another word for "eyeglasses?"

In order to be eligible for the life guard program, participants had to take First Aid training and be advanced swimmers.

The word eligible means:

We are depleting the Earth's reserves of oil. Someday there will not be any left.

What does depleting mean?

Mara was feeling apprehensive about the camping trip. She had never slept in a tent before, What if there were bears or mountain lions?

What does the word apprehensive mean?

Mr. Aronson liked most animals and even owned a dog. However, he loathed all cats and refused to even be in the same room as one.

What does the word loathed mean?

Everyone knew that Rachel would get to sing the solo in the show. She had the best voice. It was inevitable.

What does the word inevitable mean?

I returned to school soon after the war was over. The entire place, where the school used to be, was in _____.

The voracious team members ate one pizza each after the swim meet.

Define voracious.

Based on the clues in the passage below, ecstatic means...

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

Synonym: There was pandemonium, or chaos among the fans when their team won the Super Bowl.

What is the best meaning for the word pandemonium?

Read the passage:

Becky rushed outside at recess. The swings are a popular activity and she wanted to grab one quickly. Luckily, there was one vacant swing. Becky got to it just in time.

What is the meaning of vacant?

We must enter holy places with reverence.

Sorry, we have to take a raincheck on tomorrow morning's basketball practice. Let's just do it in the afternoon.

BTS has an immense fan base. The whole world adores them.

Not a single plant or animal could be seen on the barren land, just miles and miles of sand and rock.

The word barren means:

The boys had not seen the storm come in. They built a makeshift shelter from branches they found on the ground and hoped that help would come soon.

What does the word makeshift mean?

The boisterous children were running around the room, screaming like wild animals.

What does the word boisterous mean?

When Carlos got the chicken pox, he had to stay away from his brothers so that he would not contaminate them.

What does the word contaminate mean?

The shallow river was usually easy for hikers to wade across. However, the recent heavy rains had turned it into a rushing torrent, too treacherous to cross.

What does the word treacherous mean?

David knew that the advanced studies program was rigorous. It would require a great deal of reading and homework. Still, he felt the was up for the challenge.

What does the word rigorous mean?

The firemen knew that his life was in peril every time he entered a burning building.