Vocabulary in Context Warm Up

Lions have dominance over other animals in the savannah.

What does the word 'dominance' mean?

• Power or influence over others

• To remove or take out

• A color or shade of a color

• To be a sign or signal of

A cider press is a machine used to extract the juice from apples.

What does the word 'extract' mean?

• Power or influence over others

• To remove or take out

• A color or shade of a color

• To be a sign or signal of

“I finally settled on the perfect hues of purple for my bedroom walls.”

What does the word 'hue' mean?

• Power or influence over others

• To remove or take out

• A color or shade of a color

• To be a sign or signal of

Daffodils signify the beginning of spring.

What does the word 'signify' mean?

• Power or influence over others

• To remove or take out

• A color or shade of a color

• To be a sign or signal of

Chess players strategically plot every move in a game.

What does it mean to do something strategically?

• Power or influence over others

• To remove or take out

• A color or shade of a color

• To do it in a way that is meant to achieve a particular goal or purpose or to gain an advantage

What might be used to extract a splinter?

• A wooden bench

• A pair of tweezers

• A color or shade of a color

• To be a sign or signal of

What is the hue of a clear sky?

• Blue

• Sunshine

• A color or shade of a color

• To be a sign or signal of