Chains Vocabulary Week Two
Name: ______________________________________
1. ____________barricade
A. noun- mental or physical exhaustion
2. ____________ dawdling
B. secretive and calculating, not straightforward
3. ____________devious
C. showing fixed attention or full concentration
4. ____________fatigue
D. a barrier that protects defenders for blocks a route.
5. ____________ intently
E. wasting time, idling
Underline the vocabulary word and then circle the context clues that point you to the meaning of the word.
6. The gruesome photographs of the accident were hard to look at without feeling sick.
7. She clearly had a peculiar fashion sense, as she was wearing purple tights, a princess tiara, and a military jacket, and
most people were openly staring.
8. After the long day at school and then the run home from the bus stop to my front door, I felt an intense fatigue set in
that could only be cured with a nap.
9. The insolence of the child was unacceptable; but still he seemed to be unaware that it wasn’t okay to act that rude!
10. I looked at the pieces on the chess board intently, determined to focus all my attention on the next move.
Chains Vocabulary Week Two
Name: ______________________________________
1. ____________barricade
A. noun- mental or physical exhaustion
2. ____________ dawdling
B. secretive and calculating, not straightforward
3. ____________devious
C. showing fixed attention or full concentration
4. ____________fatigue
D. a barrier that protects defenders for blocks a route.
5. ____________ intently
E. wasting time, idling
Underline the vocabulary word and then circle the context clues that point you to the meaning of the word.
6. The gruesome photographs of the accident were hard to look at without feeling sick.
7. She clearly had a peculiar fashion sense, as she was wearing purple tights, a princess tiara, and a military jacket, and
most people were openly staring.
8. After the long day at school and then the run home from the bus stop to my front door, I felt an intense fatigue set in
that could only be cured with a nap.
9. The insolence of the child was unacceptable; but still he seemed to be unaware that it wasn’t okay to act that rude!
10. I looked at the pieces on the chess board intently, determined to focus all my attention on the next move.
11. ____________peculiar
12. ____________subordinates
13. ____________devour
14. ____________ gruesome
15. ____________ insolence
A. involving or depicting death or injury in a disturbing or sickening way
B. to eat something quickly and hungrily
C. rudeness or boldness
D. people of lesser rank or lower status
E. unusual, strange, or unconventional
Write the vocabulary words that you might associate with the following pictures.
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18.
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21.
11. ____________peculiar
12. ____________subordinates
13. ____________devour
14. ____________ gruesome
15. ____________ insolence
A. involving or depicting death or injury in a disturbing or sickening way
B. to eat something quickly and hungrily
C. rudeness or boldness
D. people of lesser rank or lower status
E. unusual, strange, or unconventional
Write the vocabulary words that you might associate with the following pictures.
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18.
17.
19.
20.
21.
Chains Vocabulary Quiz #2
Write the definition for the vocabulary word.
1. Peculiar
2. Intently
3. Devour
4. Gruesome
5. Insolence
Use the vocabulary words in original sentences, using
context clues to show your understanding of the
meaning.
6. Subordinates
7. Barricade
8. Dawdling
9. Devious
10. Fatigue