Context Clues

Degrade: Suzie’s mother taught her to never let anyone degrade her, so now she demands respect in all of her relationships.

• Love

• Disrespect

• Rejoyce

• Slap

Frivolous: My mom wanted to get the red napkins for the party and my dad wanted the blue napkins, but I’m not even concerned about such frivolous things.

• Silly

• Important

• Exciting

• Mean

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Discontent: If we use the red napkins, my mom will be happy but my dad will be discontent.

• Satisfied

• Happy

• Unsatisfied

• Confused

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

Morsel: The dogs were so hungry that they would have killed one another for a morsel of meat.

• Small bite

• Bucket

• Fish

• Large Filling

Fretful: My mom always worries about my grades and the colleges that I’ll be able to attend, but if she were a little less fretful she’d be a lot more fun.

• Carefree

• Happy

• Uninterested

• Worked up

Appall: John had seen horror movies before, but when he saw Bloodcore 6, he was so appalled by the bloodshed that he wrote the newspapers warning parents not to allow their children to see this movie.

• Shocked

• Saddened

• Joyous

• Uninterested

Wither: Alice finally threw the withering roses away when a dead petal fell into her cereal bowl.

• Dried up

• Flourishing

• Lively

• Watered

Reluctant: As Kevin remembered the promise he made earlier, he reluctantly agreed to help Jennie move her stuff into her new apartment.

• Unenthusiastically

• Enthusiastically

• Happily

• Readily

Reproach: Miss Annie reproached Johnny for the missing chocolate chip cookies, even though Johnny is allergic to chocolate.

• Slapped

• Ignored

• Thanked

• Blamed

Penitent: It is difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you, even if that person is penitent and expresses regret for their decisions.

• Rude

• Sorry

• Happy

• Surprised