Vocabulary • Ch 1.6 - 1984 • Context Clues

Front

Endure

Back

To keep going and not give up

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Contort: To twist or bend out of shape

Back

Example: Contortionist's ability to amaze.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Front

Meaning of 'artificial'

Back

Made or created by humans, not natural

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

Distort: Change appearance

Back

To change something to look different

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Meaning of 'beget'

Back

To have children or create offspring

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Debauchery

Back

Extremely wild and reckless behavior

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Impregnable

Back

Cannot be broken into or entered

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Front

Meaning of 'inextricable'

Back

Unable to be untangled or separated

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

Promiscuous: Having many partners

Back

Meaning of 'promiscuous'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

Meaning of 'allure'

Back

To attract or fascinate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C