Vocabulary • Ch 5.35 - Unbroken • Context Clues

She sought therapy to cope with post-traumatic stress.

 

What does the word 'post-traumatic stress' mean?

• Unwanted effects or consequences from an action

• Feeling very scared and upset after a bad experience

• The study of the nervous system

• Spreading widely and being everywhere around

The doctor was able to accurately diagnose the patient's illness.

 

What does the word 'diagnose' mean?

• To make weak or helpless

• To find out what is wrong

• To have too much of something

• Very sharp, intense, or severe

The aroma of freshly baked cookies was pervasive throughout the entire house.

 

What does the word 'pervasive' mean?

• Someone who supports or helps someone/something

• Spreading widely and being everywhere around

• To find out what is wrong

• To have too much of something

She experienced acute pain in her head.

 

What does the word 'acute' mean?

• To make weak or helpless

• To make something weaker or less effective

• Very sharp, intense, or severe

• Not enough healthy red blood cells

The injury debilitated his ability to walk.

 

What does the word 'debilitate' mean?

• Unwanted effects or consequences from an action

• To make (something) worse or more intense

• Feeling very scared and upset after a bad experience

• To make weak or helpless