Novel Context Clues
Picture Clues
Tie Breaker!
100
“Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society next.
What does the word asset mean in this sentence?
a useful or valuable thing
100
If the guy is where a madras shirt, what does the word madras mean?
a strong, fine-textured cotton fabric, typically patterned with colorful stripes of checks
200
“He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”
What does unfathomable mean in this sentence?
impossible to come to understand
200
If this person is showing a cowlick off, what does the word cowlick mean?
a lock of hair that grows in a direction different from the rest of hair
300
“Dally was his usual mean, ornery self.”
What does ornery mean in this sentence?
having a difficult and contrary disposition
300
If these coins are rarities, what does rarities mean?
the state or quality of being one of a kind
400
He appeared in a few minutes, clad only in a pair of low-cut blue jeans, scratching the hair on his chest.
What does clad mean in this sentence?
covered with something specific
400
The two sailors are shanghaiing the other man into go on their ship, what does shanghaiing mean?
to trick or force someone into a position or doing something
500
“It would be a miracle if Dally loved anything. The fight for self-preservation had hardened him beyond caring.”
What does the word self-preservation mean in this sentence?
the protection of oneself from harm
500
The baby and I played around until he gave me one of his roguishly smiles.
If this baby's smile is an example of the word roguishly, what does the word roguishly mean.
to act playful or mischievous
500
Their recruits came from the elite class, while the regular army came from the poor.
What does the word elite mean in the sentence?
a. in fear of possible harm
b. unflinching in battle or action
c.a group or class of persons enjoying superior or higher status
c. a group or class of persons enjoying superior or higher status