Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Grade 8 • Context Clues

The captain guided the large cargo vessel into the busy harbor.

 

What does the word 'vessel' mean?

• A lung condition that makes it hard to breathe

• A container for holding liquids or objects

• Going crazy or out of control

• To make a guess or estimation

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

I take a multivitamin every morning to ensure I meet my nutritional needs.

 

What does the word 'vitamin' mean?

• Having a very big appetite

• A nutrient that helps you be healthy

• A lung condition that makes it hard to breathe

• To not give something that is expected

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

She had a voracious appetite and could eat an entire pizza by herself.

 

What does the word 'voracious' mean?

• Having a very big appetite

• To move or shift slightly

• Forgiveness or pardon for a wrongdoing

• How sound travels and bounces off things

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

They decided to withhold the information from the public.

 

What does the word 'withhold' mean?

• A nutrient that helps you be healthy

• Not revealing or known someone's name

• To not give something that is expected

• Happening every two months

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She decided to abstain from voting in the election.

 

What does the word 'abstain' mean?

• To not give something that is expected

• A punctuation mark used to show ownership

• Helpful or beneficial

• To choose not to do something

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The acoustics in the concert hall were incredible, allowing the music to envelop the audience.

 

What does the word 'acoustics' mean?

• A liquid that kills germs on the skin

• A nutrient that helps you be healthy

• How things are organized or put together

• How sound travels and bounces off things

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The jury delivered an acquittal, finding the defendant not guilty.

 

What does the word 'acquittal' mean?

• How sound travels and bounces off things

• When someone is declared not guilty

• A lung condition that makes it hard to breathe

• Not revealing or known someone's name

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

It would be advantageous to invest in the stock market.

 

What does the word 'advantageous' mean?

• To make a guess or estimation

• To not give something that is expected

• When someone cannot pay their debts

• Helpful or beneficial

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The government announced an amnesty program for undocumented immigrants.

 

What does the word 'amnesty' mean?

• Forgiveness or pardon for a wrongdoing

• When someone is declared not guilty

• Happening every two months

• A liquid that kills germs on the skin

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The letter was sent anonymously to protect the sender's identity.

 

What does the word 'anonymous' mean?

• To not give something that is expected

• A container for holding liquids or objects

• Not revealing or known someone's name

• Something that is found everywhere

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F