Vocabulary • Ch 18 - Brave New World • Context Clues

She felt bound by her sense of obligation to help her friend.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To quit or give up a job

• Determined and persistent

• To move by leaping or jumping

• To come together in one place

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She felt overwhelming despair after losing her job.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• Wanting to get even or seek revenge

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To move by leaping or jumping

• To trick or deceive someone

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She submitted her letter of resignation to her boss.

 

What does the word 'resignation' mean?

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To calm someone down or make peaceful

• To quit or give up a job

• Determined and persistent

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She used a knife to pare the apple.

 

What does the word 'pare' mean?

• To cut or trim off outer layer

• To quit or give up a job

• Well-known for doing bad or evil things

• A god or goddess

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The hotel was able to accommodate all of our guests for the wedding.

 

What does the word 'accommodate' mean?

• Well-known for doing bad or evil things

• To make something bounce or change direction

• To provide space or make room for

• To trick or deceive someone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The two roads converge at the intersection.

 

What does the word 'converge' mean?

• Making someone feel uncomfortable or uneasy

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To trick or deceive someone

• To come together in one place

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The knight used his shield to deflect the enemy's attack.

 

What does the word 'deflect' mean?

• To make someone very confused or dazed

• Something that can be touched or felt

• To make something bounce or change direction

• To come together in one place

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She tried to delude him with false promises.

 

What does the word 'delude' mean?

• To trick or deceive someone

• To calm someone down or make peaceful

• To move by leaping or jumping

• To make someone very confused or dazed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The high security measures deterred potential burglars from breaking into the building.

 

What does the word 'deter' mean?

• Very obvious and clearly wrong

• To quit or give up a job

• To move by leaping or jumping

• To stop someone from doing something

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The sudden alarm clock ringing in the middle of the night was highly disconcerting.

 

What does the word 'disconcerting' mean?

• Word: Solicitous Meaning: Showing care and concern for someone

• To move by leaping or jumping

• Making someone feel uncomfortable or uneasy

• The goal or purpose of something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4