Vocabulary • Ch 2.19 - Unwind • Context Clues

She made a resolution to work out every day.

 

What does the word 'resolve' mean?

• A written document that states someone's wishes

• A set amount of food given daily

• To make a situation get worse or more intense

• To decide or find a solution

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She didn't explicitly mention it, but her tone implied that she was unhappy with the decision.

 

What does the word 'imply' mean?

• Able to find clever solutions to problems

• Fear of small, confined spaces

• To suggest something without saying it

• A set amount of food given daily

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The suspect attempted to evade capture by fleeing through the back alleyways.

 

What does the word 'evade' mean?

• Fear of small, confined spaces

• Being able to read and write

• To show or depict someone or something

• To avoid or escape from something

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She regularly corresponds with her pen pal who lives abroad.

 

What does the word 'correspond' mean?

• A set amount of food given daily

• To match or be similar to something

• Experiencing or seeing something directly

• To understand something deeply or understand it well

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The government had to ration the limited supplies during the war.

 

What does the word 'ration' mean?

• A written document that states someone's wishes

• To make something fizzy or bubbly

• A device used to play video games

• A set amount of food given daily

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

He experienced the event firsthand.

 

What does the word 'firsthand' mean?

• A set amount of food given daily

• A written document that states someone's wishes

• To make something fizzy or bubbly

• Experiencing or seeing something directly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The wreckage of the ship was scattered across the beach, causing a hazardous debris field.

 

What does the word 'debris' mean?

• Broken pieces or remains of something

• A device used to play video games

• To suggest something without saying it

• To avoid or escape from something

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

She experienced intense claustrophobia when stuck in the crowded elevator.

 

What does the word 'claustrophobia' mean?

• To avoid or escape from something

• Fear of small, confined spaces

• To understand something deeply or understand it well

• To show or depict someone or something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She is able to effectively portray a range of emotions in her acting.

 

What does the word 'portray' mean?

• To show or depict someone or something

• Able to find clever solutions to problems

• Balance between opposing forces or elements

• To decide or find a solution

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The anarchist believes in a society without government control or authority.

 

What does the word 'anarchist' mean?

• Person who wants no government or rules

• Experiencing or seeing something directly

• To stop or keep something from happening

• To decide or find a solution

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B