Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Grade 8 • Context Clues

The hotel was able to accommodate all of their requests.

 

What does the word 'accommodate' mean?

• To provide or make room for someone or something

• Small appearances by famous people

• A person you work with

• A really big and terrible disaster

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

After years of living in the city, she became accustomed to the noise and hustle of daily life.

 

What does the word 'accustomed' mean?

• A really big and terrible disaster

• To be used to something

• A special quality or feature of something

• Getting or obtaining something that you want

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The company completed the acquisition of a smaller competitor.

 

What does the word 'acquisition' mean?

• Getting or obtaining something that you want

• A special quality or feature of something

• Saying sorry for doing something wrong

• The distance around the outside of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She is now an adolescent and starting to navigate the challenges of teenage life.

 

What does the word 'adolescent' mean?

• Small appearances by famous people

• A special quality or feature of something

• A young person who is growing up

• A person you work with

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The photographer displayed the skills of an amateur in capturing the moment.

 

What does the word 'amateur' mean?

• A person you work with

• Someone who applies for something, like a job

• Someone who does something for fun

• To be used to something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

His constant interruptions caused a great deal of annoyance during the meeting.

 

What does the word 'annoyance' mean?

• Saying sorry for doing something wrong

• Feeling bothered or irritated by something

• Extreme brightness or intelligence

• A special quality or feature of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The doctor administered the antidote to counteract the poison.

 

What does the word 'antidote' mean?

• Feeling bothered or irritated by something

• To be used to something

• An unmarried man or a young man

• A medicine that cures or prevents poison

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She offered a sincere apology to her friend.

 

What does the word 'apology' mean?

• Someone who does something for fun

• Happening twice a year

• A really big and terrible disaster

• Saying sorry for doing something wrong

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The applicant submitted a well-written cover letter and resume for the job.

 

What does the word 'applicant' mean?

• A person you work with

• Feeling bothered or irritated by something

• An unmarried man or a young man

• Someone who applies for something, like a job

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The architect carefully designed the structure to optimize both form and function.

 

What does the word 'architect' mean?

• A special quality or feature of something

• A person who designs buildings and structures

• To provide or make room for someone or something

• An unmarried man or a young man

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4