Vocabulary • Ch 1.1 - Unwind • Context Clues

She asked me to accompany her to the party.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• To go along with someone or something

• Very thin, see-through fabric or material

• Always feeling like someone is watching

• To join or attach something to another

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She sunk into a deep despair after receiving the devastating news.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• Ferret Out: To find or discover something hidden

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To be forced to leave your home

• To show or tell someone the way

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The annual convention brings together professionals from various industries to exchange ideas and network.

 

What does the word 'convention' mean?

• Ferret Out: To find or discover something hidden

• A strong, bitter smell or taste

• To show or tell someone the way

• A meeting where people discuss and make decisions

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She made a resolution to exercise every day.

 

What does the word 'resolve' mean?

• The way someone feels when they speak

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To make a firm decision or settle

• Very thin, see-through fabric or material

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She spoke in a serious tone during the presentation.

 

What does the word 'tone' mean?

• Lots of destruction and bloodshed

• To join or attach something to another

• The way someone feels when they speak

• To be forced to leave your home

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She decided to take a direct route to the destination.

 

What does the word 'direct' mean?

• Always feeling like someone is watching

• To show or tell someone the way

• Being aware of your thoughts and actions

• Ferret Out: To find or discover something hidden

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

We drove on the interstate to get to our destination quickly.

 

What does the word 'interstate' mean?

• Very thin, see-through fabric or material

• A road that goes between different states

• To show or tell someone the way

• Lots of destruction and bloodshed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

The politician was accused of engaging in graft and accepting bribes.

 

What does the word 'graft' mean?

• Impossible to be defeated or overcome

• A strong, bitter smell or taste

• Not aware or paying attention

• To join or attach something to another

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The detective was able to ferret out the truth through careful investigation.

 

What does the word 'ferret out' mean?

• A reason or desire to do something

• To go along with someone or something

• Ferret Out: To find or discover something hidden

• The way someone feels when they speak

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She found the motivation to pursue her dreams despite the challenges.

 

What does the word 'motivation' mean?

• Being aware of your thoughts and actions

• A road that goes between different states

• A reason or desire to do something

• The way someone feels when they speak

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C