Vocabulary • Ch 2.2 - Romeo and Juliet • Context Clues

The prices of the items in the store may vary depending on their quality.

 

What does the word 'vary' mean?

• A conversation or discussion between people

• To blame or attribute something to someone

• To change or be different in some way

• To rest or relax in peace

The farmer's fields yield a bountiful harvest every year.

 

What does the word 'yield' mean?

• To ask questions and seek information

• To give up or surrender something

• Cleverness or sneakiness in a smart way

• To change or be different in some way

She could not help but dwell on the past.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• To ask or beg someone for something

• To live or stay in a place

• Worshiping objects instead of God

• A conversation or discussion between people

She likes to dwell on the past.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• Choosing to do the opposite of what's expected

• To give up or surrender something

• Telling lies while under oath in court

• To live or stay in a place

He was not immortal, but merely a mortal.

 

What does the word 'mortal' mean?

• To give up or surrender something

• Worshiping objects instead of God

• A conversation or discussion between people

• Someone who is alive but will eventually die

I humbly entreat you to reconsider your decision.

 

What does the word 'entreat' mean?

• To ask or beg someone for something

• To live or stay in a place

• To stop or end something

• To ask questions and seek information

With cunning and precision, she outsmarted her opponent in the game of chess.

 

What does the word 'cunning' mean?

• Telling lies while under oath in court

• Cleverness or sneakiness in a smart way

• Worshiping objects instead of God

• An agreement between two people or parties

The professor's discourse on philosophy was captivating.

 

What does the word 'discourse' mean?

• To blame or attribute something to someone

• Choosing to do the opposite of what's expected

• A conversation or discussion between people

• To ask questions and seek information

She had to make a trip to the store to procure some essential groceries.

 

What does the word 'procure' mean?

• A conversation or discussion between people

• To obtain or get something for oneself

• To live or stay in a place

• To give up or surrender something

Despite knowing the consequences, she pursued her perverse desires.

 

What does the word 'perverse' mean?

• To give up or surrender something

• To ask or beg someone for something

• To stop or end something

• Choosing to do the opposite of what's expected