Vocabulary • Ch 1.11 - Things Fall Apart • Context Clues

The two parties reached an agreement in accord with their mutual interests.

 

What does the word 'accord' mean?

• Tasty and delicious

• A prediction or forecast of the future

• Agreement or harmony between people or things

• A sign that something will happen

He wore a sullen expression throughout the party.

 

What does the word 'sullen' mean?

• The most important part or quality

• To quickly move backwards in surprise or fear

• Being in a bad and grumpy mood

• Very big or large in size

She used her cunning to outsmart her opponents.

 

What does the word 'cunning' mean?

• To leave or abandon someone or something

• The most important part or quality

• To be skilled at tricking others

• Being in a bad and grumpy mood

She chose to forsake her comfortable life in the city and embrace a simpler existence in the countryside.

 

What does the word 'forsake' mean?

• To leave or abandon someone or something

• Famous for doing something really bad

• A sign that something will happen

• To make fun of or imitate

Her speech left a profound impact on all who listened.

 

What does the word 'profound' mean?

• To be skilled at tricking others

• To say or speak out loud

• Agreement or harmony between people or things

• Deep and meaningful