Vocabulary • Ch 1.7 - Educated • Context Clues

She made a conscious effort to reduce her carbon footprint.

 

What does the word 'conscious' mean?

• Aware, awake, paying attention, not sleeping

• To dry out completely and become shriveled

• Not staying the same all the time

• Asleep or inactive for a while

She was able to devise a clever plan to solve the problem.

 

What does the word 'devise' mean?

• To come up with a plan or idea

• A kind of healing ointment or cream

• To twist and turn in pain

• To go up and down or change often

I often like to reminisce about my childhood memories.

 

What does the word 'reminisce' mean?

• Aware, awake, paying attention, not sleeping

• To twist and turn in pain

• To go up and down or change often

• To think about happy past memories

The scientist worked to distill the liquid into its purest form.

 

What does the word 'distill' mean?

• To make a liquid very pure

• To go up and down or change often

• To explore or investigate something carefully

• A rule or law made by authorities

The injured horse hobbled slowly across the field.

 

What does the word 'hobbled' mean?

• To walk with difficulty or limping

• A kind of healing ointment or cream

• To make a liquid very pure

• Extreme pain or suffering

The detective used a DNA probe to collect evidence from the crime scene.

 

What does the word 'probe' mean?

• A rule or law made by authorities

• To put into action or use

• To twist and turn in pain

• To explore or investigate something carefully

The temperature in this city tends to fluctuate throughout the year.

 

What does the word 'fluctuate' mean?

• Very dry or lacking in moisture

• To go up and down or change often

• Not staying the same all the time

• Very thin and bony in appearance

Her performance was inconsistent throughout the competition.

 

What does the word 'inconsistent' mean?

• To break or burst something apart

• Not staying the same all the time

• To think about happy past memories

• To walk with difficulty or limping

The desert climate is arid and dry, receiving very little rainfall.

 

What does the word 'arid' mean?

• To twist and turn in pain

• Very dry or lacking in moisture

• Aware, awake, paying attention, not sleeping

• To think about happy past memories

The hot desert sun caused the plants to desiccate and wither.

 

What does the word 'desiccate' mean?

• Extreme pain or suffering

• A kind of healing ointment or cream

• To dry out completely and become shriveled

• To break or burst something apart