Vocabulary • Ch 3 - The Westing Game • Context Clues

She sat at the piano, ready to compose a beautiful piece of music.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• Being good and morally upright

• A share in a company's ownership

• Very thin and bony

• To create or put together something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The book was bound with a beautiful leather cover.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To tie or attach something tightly

• Very thin and bony

• To stop something bad from happening

• Being good and morally upright

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She looked gaunt and frail after weeks of illness.

 

What does the word 'gaunt' mean?

• To tie or attach something tightly

• Making logical choices based on reasons

• Very thin and bony

• To stop something bad from happening

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The righteous man stood up for justice and fought for what he believed in.

 

What does the word 'righteous' mean?

• Being good and morally upright

• To stop something bad from happening

• Very thin and bony

• Having a very bad smell or taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The hungry lion would devour its prey within minutes.

 

What does the word 'devour' mean?

• Word: Devour Meaning: To eat something very quickly and eagerly

• A share in a company's ownership

• Having a very bad smell or taste

• Making logical choices based on reasons

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She managed to avert a crisis by taking quick action.

 

What does the word 'avert' mean?

• Very thin and bony

• To stop something bad from happening

• Word: Devour Meaning: To eat something very quickly and eagerly

• To create or put together something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The old building had a beautiful facade, but the inside was in ruins.

 

What does the word 'facade' mean?

• The front part of a building

• To create or put together something

• Very thin and bony

• Having a very bad smell or taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The smell from the fridge was putrid, indicating that something had gone bad.

 

What does the word 'putrid' mean?

• The front part of a building

• To stop something bad from happening

• Very thin and bony

• Having a very bad smell or taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She approached the problem in a rational manner.

 

What does the word 'rational' mean?

• Making logical choices based on reasons

• To tie or attach something tightly

• A share in a company's ownership

• Word: Devour Meaning: To eat something very quickly and eagerly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

I need to check the stock level before placing the order.

 

What does the word 'stock' mean?

• To tie or attach something tightly

• A share in a company's ownership

• Having a very bad smell or taste

• To stop something bad from happening

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4