WorksheetsVocabulary • Ch 3 - The Crucible • Context Clues
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The company plans to establish a new branch in the city.
What does the word 'establish' mean?
To publicly criticize or condemn something or someone
A statement made under oath
To create or set up something new
Being good and morally upright
The witness gave a detailed deposition about the events that transpired.
What does the word 'deposition' mean?
Feeling of strong dislike or disrespect
When people secretly plan something together
A statement made under oath
To create or set up something new
She looked at him with contempt as he apologized.
What does the word 'contempt' mean?
Being good and morally upright
To trick or make someone believe something false
Feeling of strong dislike or disrespect
To create or come up with something
They had to contend with strong winds during the race.
What does the word 'contend' mean?
To confuse or puzzle someone
Seeing your own image in a mirror
To compete or argue with someone
A statement made under oath
She followed her conscience and did the right thing.
What does the word 'conscience' mean?
The part of you that knows right from wrong
To confuse or puzzle someone
Unconditional love and selfless caring
To create or come up with something
The sound of her footsteps was barely audible in the empty hallway.
What does the word 'audible' mean?
To signal someone to come closer
Very surprised and unable to speak or move
Able to be heard
Feeling worried or nervous about something
She looked at the evidence with an incredulous expression on her face.
What does the word 'incredulous' mean?
When you can't believe something
Very surprised and unable to speak or move
Able to be easily understood or heard
To create or come up with something
She tried to deceive her friends with a clever disguise.
What does the word 'deceive' mean?
Able to be heard
To trick or make someone believe something false
Tricking someone by being dishonest
When people secretly plan something together
They stood there, agape, staring at the amazing sight unfolding before them.
What does the word 'agape' mean?
Unconditional love and selfless caring
To signal someone to come closer
The part of you that knows right from wrong
Very surprised and unable to speak or move
Her unexpected reaction confounded everyone in the room.
What does the word 'confound' mean?
To signal someone to come closer
To publicly criticize or condemn something or someone
To confuse or puzzle someone
When people secretly plan something together
The community gathered to denounce the unjust actions of the corrupt politician.
What does the word 'denounce' mean?
Seeing your own image in a mirror
To publicly criticize or condemn something or someone
Able to be easily understood or heard
Tricking someone by being dishonest
The professor's explanation of complex theories was surprisingly intelligible to the students.
What does the word 'intelligible' mean?
Able to be heard
Very surprised and unable to speak or move
Able to be easily understood or heard
Unconditional love and selfless caring
She stood up for what she believed in, fighting for justice and defending the rights of the oppressed.
What does the word 'righteous' mean?
Feeling worried or nervous about something
Being good and morally upright
To publicly criticize or condemn something or someone
To create or come up with something
She was completely dumfounded by the surprise party.
What does the word 'dumfounded' mean?
To compete or argue with someone
Very surprised and unable to speak or move
Unconditional love and selfless caring
A statement made under oath
The investigators uncovered evidence of a conspiracy between the politicians and the wealthy business owners.
What does the word 'conspiracy' mean?
Seeing your own image in a mirror
Feeling of strong dislike or disrespect
When people secretly plan something together
To create or come up with something
She beckoned him to come closer with a wave of her hand.
What does the word 'beckon' mean?
To signal someone to come closer
To create or come up with something
To compete or argue with someone
To create or set up something new
She gazed at her reflection in the mirror, studying the details of her appearance.
What does the word 'reflection' mean?
Seeing your own image in a mirror
When people secretly plan something together
To publicly criticize or condemn something or someone
To signal someone to come closer
She felt apprehensive about her upcoming presentation.
What does the word 'apprehensive' mean?
Feeling worried or nervous about something
To create or come up with something
Tricking someone by being dishonest
Unconditional love and selfless caring
She was able to devise a creative solution to the problem.
What does the word 'devise' mean?
Able to be heard
Being good and morally upright
To create or come up with something
Unconditional love and selfless caring
The detective uncovered the web of deception woven by the mastermind behind the crime.
What does the word 'deception' mean?
To create or come up with something
A statement made under oath
Able to be heard
Tricking someone by being dishonest
