Vocabulary • Ch 2.52 - Where the Crawdads Sing • Context Clues

Her explanation seemed plausible to the jury.

 

What does the word 'plausible' mean?

• Something that seems believable or possible

• Very important

• To confuse or mix up

• To declare someone is not guilty

The complex instructions confound the new employees.

 

What does the word 'confound' mean?

• To confuse or mix up

• Something that is possible or doable

• Very important

• Great skill or ability in doing something

Her athletic prowess was recognized with multiple medals.

 

What does the word 'prowess' mean?

• Great skill or ability in doing something

• Something that seems believable or possible

• Very important

• To strongly dislike something or someone

She couldn't help but detest the taste of the bitter medicine.

 

What does the word 'detest' mean?

• To confuse or mix up

• Something that is possible or doable

• Something that seems believable or possible

• To strongly dislike something or someone

It is crucial to gather all the necessary information before making a decision.

 

What does the word 'crucial' mean?

• To declare someone is not guilty

• To strongly dislike something or someone

• A rough guess or approximation

• Very important