Vocabulary • Ch 5 - The Scarlet Letter • Context Clues

Their new house is a beautiful dwelling.

 

What does the word 'dwelling' mean?

• To drink or take in liquid

• A place where you live or stay

• A punishment you give to yourself

• Rude or inappropriate

She is bound by the rules of the organization.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To burn or scorch something

• Strange, odd, or weird in appearance

• To give or provide something valuable

• To tie or fasten something securely

The judge will condemn the criminal to a life sentence.

 

What does the word 'condemn' mean?

• To express strong disapproval of something

• Rude or inappropriate

• Strange, odd, or weird in appearance

• To turn a liquid into a gas

The morbid movie left the audience feeling uneasy.

 

What does the word 'morbid' mean?

• Rude or inappropriate

• Feeling sorry or regretful for wrongdoing

• Having a dark or gloomy interest

• To turn a liquid into a gas

The penitent man sought forgiveness for his wrongdoing.

 

What does the word 'penitent' mean?

• Strange, odd, or weird in appearance

• To tie or fasten something securely

• Feeling sorry or regretful for wrongdoing

• To really, really hate something or someone