Vocabulary • Ch 2.26 - Where the Crawdads Sing • Context Clues

Despite the weather conditions, she will endure the marathon.

 

What does the word 'endure' mean?

• Very brave or bold

• To change or twist the shape or appearance of something in a misleading way

• To keep going even when things are tough

• To seriously damage or disfigure something

She adorned the room with beautiful paintings.

 

What does the word 'adorn' mean?

• Good manners and proper behavior

• To decorate or make something beautiful

• To show or say that you know or understand something

• To keep going even when things are tough

She put on a pretense of being sick to avoid going to the party.

 

What does the word 'pretense' mean?

• A small cave or shallow cavern

• To pretend or act like something else

• Long report about a specific topic

• To change or twist the shape or appearance of something in a misleading way

The aurora borealis is a beautiful natural phenomenon.

 

What does the word 'phenomenon' mean?

• To keep going or not stop

• A special and interesting thing happening

• Long report about a specific topic

• To quickly fall straight down fast

The guests at the formal dinner conducted themselves with utmost decorum.

 

What does the word 'decorum' mean?

• Good manners and proper behavior

• Different versions of the same element

• A special and interesting thing happening

• To show or say that you know or understand something