Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Hoot • Context Clues

The security guards patrol the perimeter of the building.

 

What does the word 'perimeter' mean?

• A lot of noise and activity

• A living creature that will eventually die

• To escape or avoid being caught

• The total distance around a shape

She felt comfortable enough to confide in her best friend about her deepest secrets.

 

What does the word 'confide' mean?

• Feeling sorry or sad for something

• The part of a song that repeats

• Something that stays the same all the time

• To trust and tell secrets to someone

The lawyer presented a convincing appeal to the jury.

 

What does the word 'appeal' mean?

• Feeling sorry or sad for something

• A substance that can dissolve other things

• To ask for something you want

• A musical instrument that you squeeze

The suspect managed to elude capture by jumping over fences and disappearing into the night.

 

What does the word 'elude' mean?

• Moving quickly and easily

• To escape or avoid being caught

• To trust and tell secrets to someone

• The part of a song that repeats

The employee had to grovel for forgiveness after making a costly mistake.

 

What does the word 'grovel' mean?

• A complete and embarrassing failure or disaster

• Feeling sorry or sad for something

• The total distance around a shape

• To beg or apologize in a very humble way

The smell of onions was pungent in the kitchen.

 

What does the word 'pungent' mean?

• To trust and tell secrets to someone

• Having a strong, sharp smell or taste

• A lot of noise and activity

• A complete and embarrassing failure or disaster

She played the accordion during the lively polka dance.

 

What does the word 'accordion' mean?

• A musical instrument that you squeeze

• Moving quickly and easily

• A single example used for study or examination

• A substance that can dissolve other things

The nimble cat effortlessly leapt onto the windowsill.

 

What does the word 'nimble' mean?

• A lot of noise and activity

• Moving quickly and easily

• A complete and embarrassing failure or disaster

• To show or point out something

The biologist carefully examined the specimen under the microscope.

 

What does the word 'specimen' mean?

• To trust and tell secrets to someone

• Feeling sorry or sad for something

• Moving quickly and easily

• A single example used for study or examination

The earthquake left a devastating impact on the city.

 

What does the word 'impact' mean?

• To beg or apologize in a very humble way

• The effect or influence of something

• To trust and tell secrets to someone

• The part of a song that repeats