Vocabulary • Ch 5 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

She felt overwhelming despair after receiving the devastating news.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• Not definite or certain, unsure or hesitant

• Very focused and completely captivated

• A written agreement between two or more people

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

She made a tentative plan to go hiking next weekend.

 

What does the word 'tentative' mean?

• A large group of stars in space

• To make a loud echo or sound

• Not definite or certain, unsure or hesitant

• To tell someone they did wrong

The two parties reached an accord to settle their differences.

 

What does the word 'accord' mean?

• Even though

• A small, faint or twinkling light

• Come to an agreement or understanding

• To think carefully and make a decision

The Milky Way is a galaxy that contains our solar system.

 

What does the word 'galaxy' mean?

• A written agreement between two or more people

• To tell someone they did wrong

• Very focused and completely captivated

• A large group of stars in space

The ship was tossed about in the tempestuous sea.

 

What does the word 'tempest' mean?

• A very strong and violent storm

• Even though

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• To make a loud echo or sound

The sun's rays caused a beautiful glimmer on the water.

 

What does the word 'glimmer' mean?

• The way you do or think about something

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• A small, faint or twinkling light

• Having a deep, rich, and loud sound

They signed a contract to officially seal the deal.

 

What does the word 'contract' mean?

• Even though

• A written agreement between two or more people

• The way you do or think about something

• To make a loud echo or sound

The teacher had to reprove the student for repeatedly disrupting the class.

 

What does the word 'reprove' mean?

• Having a deep, rich, and loud sound

• A very strong and violent storm

• To tell someone they did wrong

• The way you do or think about something

The sound of the thunder reverberated throughout the valley.

 

What does the word 'reverberate' mean?

• To make a loud echo or sound

• A very strong and violent storm

• A tiny living thing that can make you sick

• The way you do or think about something

The audience was completely rapt during the magician's performance.

 

What does the word 'rapt' mean?

• Not easily noticed or recognized

• Even though

• A tiny living thing that can make you sick

• Very focused and completely captivated