Vocabulary • Ch 5 - The Westing Game • Context Clues

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

 

What does the word 'diagnose' mean?

• To figure out what is wrong

• To determine the value or worth

• A picture or design made with yarn

• To trust and share secrets with someone

She felt comfortable enough to confide in her closest friend.

 

What does the word 'confide' mean?

• Having a fascination with dark, scary things

• Being able to do something well

• To closely examine or inspect something

• To trust and share secrets with someone

The sound of the crashing waves was clearly audible from the beach.

 

What does the word 'audible' mean?

• Able to be heard

• Having stability and control over oneself

• Having a fascination with dark, scary things

• To trust and share secrets with someone

She is a competent and reliable professional.

 

What does the word 'competent' mean?

• To give up or let go of something

• Having a fascination with dark, scary things

• Being able to do something well

• To cause someone to suffer or be in pain

The government tried to suppress the information from being leaked to the public.

 

What does the word 'suppress' mean?

• Able to be heard

• To stop or prevent something from happening

• A design made by combining initials

• To determine the value or worth

The statue was made of bronze.

 

What does the word 'bronze' mean?

• Being able to do something well

• To cause someone to suffer or be in pain

• A type of metal that is reddish-brown

• To figure out what is wrong

The queen wore a regal gown for the ceremony.

 

What does the word 'regal' mean?

• To cause someone to suffer or be in pain

• To determine the value or worth

• Having a fascination with dark, scary things

• Like a king or queen, royal

The investigators turned their scrutiny towards the financial transactions.

 

What does the word 'scrutiny' mean?

• To closely examine or inspect something

• Able to be heard

• To give up or let go of something

• Being able to do something well

The real estate agent will appraise the value of the property before listing it for sale.

 

What does the word 'appraise' mean?

• To closely examine or inspect something

• To cause someone to suffer or be in pain

• To determine the value or worth

• To stop or prevent something from happening

His callous disregard for other people's feelings was evident in the way he spoke to them.

 

What does the word 'callous' mean?

• To determine the value or worth

• When someone doesn't care about other people's feelings

• A group of different things together

• To give up or let go of something