Vocabulary • Ch 18 - The Hunger Games • Context Clues

The speaker used a laser pointer to highlight the main points of their presentation.

 

What does the word 'highlight' mean?

• To cause something to happen

• To soak flavor or medicine into something

• To make someone leave or go away

• To emphasize or draw attention to something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The doctor recommended an herbal infusion to relieve stress.

 

What does the word 'infusion' mean?

• To soak flavor or medicine into something

• To cause something to happen

• Not having the power to do something

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She felt despondent after receiving the rejection letter.

 

What does the word 'despondent' mean?

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

• To emphasize or draw attention to something

• A beginner or someone just starting out

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The medication proved to be impotent against his illness.

 

What does the word 'impotent' mean?

• To cause something to happen

• Feeling tired or lacking energy

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Not having the power to do something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The doctor will induce labor in order to speed up the delivery process.

 

What does the word 'induce' mean?

• Not having the power to do something

• To cause something to happen

• To bring things together and make stronger

• Feeling tired or lacking energy

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She felt so lethargic that she couldn't find the energy to get out of bed.

 

What does the word 'lethargic' mean?

• Feeling tired or lacking energy

• To cause something to happen

• To make someone leave or go away

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She approached the task with the enthusiasm of a novice.

 

What does the word 'novice' mean?

• To make someone leave or go away

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

• To emphasize or draw attention to something

• A beginner or someone just starting out

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The journalist embedded themselves with the troops to get a firsthand account of the war.

 

What does the word 'embedded' mean?

• To cause something to happen

• To bring things together and make stronger

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To be firmly set or inserted into something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The king decided to banish the traitor from the kingdom.

 

What does the word 'banish' mean?

• To bring things together and make stronger

• To make someone leave or go away

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Feeling tired or lacking energy

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She plans to consolidate all of her debt into one loan.

 

What does the word 'consolidate' mean?

• Not having the power to do something

• To cause something to happen

• To make someone leave or go away

• To bring things together and make stronger

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4