Vocabulary • Ch Set 5 - Grade 11 • Context Clues

The bomb was powerful enough to obliterate the entire building.

 

What does the word 'obliterate' mean?

• Being close to something or someone

• To take power or control unfairly

• A decision or promise to do something

• To completely destroy or erase something

The professor's lecture was so ponderous that many students struggled to stay awake.

 

What does the word 'ponderous' mean?

• To keep changing one's mind or opinion

• To make a guess based on clues

• Being close to something or someone

• Very heavy or difficult to move

The heavy rainstorm precluded our plans to go hiking in the mountains.

 

What does the word 'preclude' mean?

• Not able to be doubted or questioned

• To completely destroy or erase something

• To prevent or make impossible from happening

• Being close to something or someone

Completion of the fundamental courses is a prerequisite for enrolling in the advanced program.

 

What does the word 'prerequisite' mean?

• Something you need to do first

• To make a guess based on clues

• Not noticeable or noticeable in a good way

• To examine something very carefully and closely

The convenience store is in close proximity to my house.

 

What does the word 'proximity' mean?

• To take power or control unfairly

• Something you need to do first

• Being close to something or someone

• To examine something very carefully and closely