Vocabulary • Ch 13 - Hoot • Context Clues

My brother is my closest relative.

 

What does the word 'relative' mean?

• When there isn't enough of something

• To scold or criticize someone firmly

• A member of your family

• A person who is part of your family

She introduced me to her distant relative at the family reunion.

 

What does the word 'relative' mean?

• Very wild, stormy, or chaotic

• A person who is part of your family

• When there isn't enough of something

• A member of your family

The detective began to interrogate the suspect in order to obtain crucial information.

 

What does the word 'interrogate' mean?

• To scold or criticize someone firmly

• To ask someone a lot of questions

• Something unimportant or small-minded

• When there isn't enough of something

Despite his initial hesitations, he finally chose to concede defeat and accept the outcome of the election.

 

What does the word 'concede' mean?

• Something unimportant or small-minded

• To admit or accept something is true

• Very wild, stormy, or chaotic

• To get rid of something properly

She often indulges in petty arguments over trivial matters.

 

What does the word 'petty' mean?

• Something unimportant or small-minded

• To ask someone a lot of questions

• When there isn't enough of something

• A person who is part of your family