Vocabulary • Ch 2.1 - Unbroken • Context Clues

After weeks of sleepless nights, his face appeared haggard and drained of all energy.

 

What does the word 'haggard' mean?

• The order in which things follow each other

• A hidden place where things are stored

• Comfort or consolation in a difficult time

• Looking tired or worn out

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She felt an immediate affinity towards the stray cat that she found in the park.

 

What does the word 'affinity' mean?

• Being cautious or careful about something

• Looking tired or worn out

• Very harsh or critical in speech

• A strong liking or connection for something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The patient was administered an anesthetic before the surgery.

 

What does the word 'anesthetic' mean?

• Comfort or consolation in a difficult time

• Being cautious or careful about something

• To move something or someone lower or lesser

• A medicine that numbs and stops pain

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The executioner used a sharp sword to decapitate the prisoner.

 

What does the word 'decapitate' mean?

• A medicine that numbs and stops pain

• To cut off someone's head

• When two things happen at the same time

• A state of being very lazy or inactive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The acrid smell of smoke filled the air after the fire in the building.

 

What does the word 'acrid' mean?

• Very serious or formal in manner

• When two things happen at the same time

• A hidden place where things are stored

• Having a strong and unpleasant smell

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She sat in the empty room, feeling forlorn and abandoned.

 

What does the word 'forlorn' mean?

• Fear of small spaces

• Looking tired or worn out

• A state of being very lazy or inactive

• Feeling sad and abandoned or lonely

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The coach decided to relegate the player to the bench for the rest of the game.

 

What does the word 'relegate' mean?

• To move something or someone lower or lesser

• Having a strong and unpleasant smell

• When two things happen at the same time

• A medicine that numbs and stops pain

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Her scathing critique of the movie left everyone speechless.

 

What does the word 'scathing' mean?

• When two things happen at the same time

• Being cautious or careful about something

• Very harsh or critical in speech

• A strong liking or connection for something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She found solace in the company of her friends.

 

What does the word 'solace' mean?

• Comfort or consolation in a difficult time

• A state of being very lazy or inactive

• To move something or someone lower or lesser

• Looking tired or worn out

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The prince was next in line for the throne, so he prepared for his succession to the kingdom.

 

What does the word 'succession' mean?

• A state of being very lazy or inactive

• The order in which things follow each other

• To move something or someone lower or lesser

• Fear of small spaces

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C