Vocabulary • Ch 13 - Frankenstein • Context Clues

She asked her brother to accompany her to the concert.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• To go somewhere with someone

• To mean or convey a message

• Happening or active at night

• To forcefully seize or grab something

The proportion of students who passed the exam was higher than expected.

 

What does the word 'proportion' mean?

• Happening or active at night

• Comparing parts to see how they fit

• To mean or convey a message

• Being able to move quietly and secretly

The rope was used to bind his hands together.

 

What does the word 'bind' mean?

• Extremely miserable or lacking self-esteem

• To lie or trick someone intentionally

• To tie or fasten something together

• To go somewhere with someone

The squalid conditions of the dilapidated building were unfit for habitation.

 

What does the word 'squalid' mean?

• To mean or convey a message

• To go somewhere with someone

• Being able to move quietly and secretly

• Very dirty and not well cared for

She was a master of deceit, manipulating those around her with her lies.

 

What does the word 'deceit' mean?

• A person who wanders or travels a lot

• Happening or active at night

• To forcefully seize or grab something

• To lie or trick someone intentionally

The subsequent events led to a major change in the company's strategy.

 

What does the word 'subsequent' mean?

• Happening or active at night

• Being able to move quietly and secretly

• A very lazy and slow animal

• Coming after or happening next

She lived in abject poverty for many years.

 

What does the word 'abject' mean?

• Extremely miserable or lacking self-esteem

• Very dirty and not well cared for

• To forcefully seize or grab something

• Being able to move quietly and secretly

The breathtakingly beautiful view ravished the hiker as he reached the mountain peak.

 

What does the word 'ravish' mean?

• A deep understanding or realization

• A person who wanders or travels a lot

• To go somewhere with someone

• To forcefully seize or grab something

The agile cheetah effortlessly raced through the grassland.

 

What does the word 'agile' mean?

• Able to move quickly and easily

• Comparing parts to see how they fit

• To lie or trick someone intentionally

• To tie or fasten something together

The musician's fingers danced across the piano keys, creating a captivating cadence.

 

What does the word 'cadence' mean?

• Able to move quickly and easily

• A deep understanding or realization

• The rhythm or beat of music

• Comparing parts to see how they fit