Vocabulary • Ch 13 - The Hunger Games • Context Clues

The smell made him retch and turn away.

 

What does the word 'retch' mean?

• For an unlimited or unknown amount of time

• To feel or show an urge to vomit

• A very hot and destructive fire

• Taking a longer and indirect route

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She found the motivation to finish her project by setting small goals and rewarding herself along the way.

 

What does the word 'motivation' mean?

• The reason why you do something

• To become less intense or severe

• Taking a longer and indirect route

• A very hot and destructive fire

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

His bravado masked his true feelings of insecurity.

 

What does the word 'bravado' mean?

• Exact or accurate

• To feel or show an urge to vomit

• Pretending to be brave or confident

• For an unlimited or unknown amount of time

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The police quickly arrived on the scene to quell the disturbance.

 

What does the word 'quell' mean?

• To calm or stop something from happening

• For an unlimited or unknown amount of time

• Pretending to be brave or confident

• A very hot and destructive fire

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The newspaper published a scathing article criticizing the government's handling of the recent scandal.

 

What does the word 'scathing' mean?

• Harshly critical or very mean

• For an unlimited or unknown amount of time

• Exact or accurate

• To come out or appear

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She tried to stifle her laughter during the serious meeting.

 

What does the word 'stifle' mean?

• To become less intense or severe

• Taking a longer and indirect route

• To stop or prevent something from happening

• Exact or accurate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

He woke up in a stupor after a long night of drinking.

 

What does the word 'stupor' mean?

• Pretending to be brave or confident

• A state of being unaware or unresponsive

• For an unlimited or unknown amount of time

• A very hot and destructive fire

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The movie release has been postponed indefinitely.

 

What does the word 'indefinitely' mean?

• To become less intense or severe

• Taking a longer and indirect route

• A state of being unaware or unresponsive

• For an unlimited or unknown amount of time

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The firefighters bravely battled the inferno engulfing the building.

 

What does the word 'inferno' mean?

• To become less intense or severe

• To stop or prevent something from happening

• A very hot and destructive fire

• To face a problem or challenge

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The storm began to abate, and the wind slowly subsided.

 

What does the word 'abate' mean?

• To come out or appear

• Harshly critical or very mean

• To become less intense or severe

• For an unlimited or unknown amount of time

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4