Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Grade 9 • Context Clues

The sponge quickly soaked up the spilled water, showing its excellent absorption abilities.

 

What does the word 'absorption' mean?

• To take in or soak up something

• Able to be imagined or thought of

• Living with less to save money

• To confirm or support with evidence

She felt compelled to acquiesce to his demands.

 

What does the word 'acquiesce' mean?

• Decorative stitching on fabric with colorful thread

• A really deep and wide gap

• Very bad or causing great misfortune

• To agree without arguing or resisting

The two men got into a heated altercation over a parking dispute.

 

What does the word 'altercation' mean?

• A big argument or fight between people

• A really deep and wide gap

• A part in a car that mixes fuel and air

• To agree without arguing or resisting

There was a deep sense of animosity between the two rival gangs.

 

What does the word 'animosity' mean?

• Relating to the brain or intellect

• Strong dislike or hatred towards someone

• Awareness of yourself and the world around you

• A big argument or fight between people

The government implemented strict austerity measures to reduce the budget deficit.

 

What does the word 'austerity' mean?

• Hard, boring work that is not enjoyable

• Living with less to save money

• Spying or secretly gathering information for someone

• Very bad or causing great misfortune

The auxiliary police force was called in to assist with crowd control during the protest.

 

What does the word 'auxiliary' mean?

• Living with less to save money

• A really deep and wide gap

• A word that helps verbs in a sentence

• Spying or secretly gathering information for someone

Despite his fear, he put on a display of bravado to hide his true emotions.

 

What does the word 'bravado' mean?

• Strong dislike or hatred towards someone

• A part in a car that mixes fuel and air

• Acting confident to hide fear or weakness

• A strong and fortified castle or fortress

The mechanic cleaned the carburetor to improve the car's fuel efficiency.

 

What does the word 'carburetor' mean?

• Living with less to save money

• Acting confident to hide fear or weakness

• A part in a car that mixes fuel and air

• Decorative stitching on fabric with colorful thread

She had a cerebral approach to problem-solving, relying on logic and analysis.

 

What does the word 'cerebral' mean?

• A word that helps verbs in a sentence

• Decorative stitching on fabric with colorful thread

• Relating to the brain or intellect

• Not having something that you need

The hiker could see a deep chasm between the two cliffs.

 

What does the word 'chasm' mean?

• A really deep and wide gap

• Relating to the brain or intellect

• Decorative stitching on fabric with colorful thread

• To take in or soak up something