If you have a phone or tablet handy, you can easily look up unfamiliar words as you read. However, looking up every word you don't know can sometimes be a hassle. Context clues provide hints in nearby sentences that can help you figure out what a word means, but it doesn't hurt to expand your vocabulary a bit before you read. The activities below will introduce you to some new vocabulary words you'll encounter as you read the next section of Anne Frank's diary.
First, make a guess at what each word means. You probably already know some of them, but the context in which Anne uses these words may differ from what you're used to seeing. Click each word to see what it will mean in The Diary of a Young Girl.
betrayal of trust |
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the act of settling a dispute |
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the quality of being disrespectful |
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comfort |
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to speak clearly |
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characterized by mental issues such as anxiety and the inability to make decisions |
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to urgently beg or plead |
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careful thought |
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gridlock or standstill |
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extremely private |
Now use the activity below to learn more about the contexts in which these words are often used. Use context clues to help you choose the correct answer.
The _____ of a traffic jam left cars motionless on the freeway for miles.
- deliberation
- consolation
- impasse
- profanity
If people or objects are unable to move forward, they are at an impasse.
If people or objects are unable to move forward, they are at an impasse.
If people or objects are unable to move forward, they are at an impasse.
If people or objects are unable to move forward, they are at an impasse.
His _____ was evident when he told everyone the secrets he had learned.
- treachery
- neurotic
- intimate
- reconciliation
If someone tells your secrets, he or she has betrayed your trust.
If someone tells your secrets, he or she has betrayed your trust.
If someone tells your secrets, he or she has betrayed your trust.
If someone tells your secrets, he or she has betrayed your trust.
Although she was sad to see her grandmother leave, Shanda took ____ in the fact that she would see her again in just a few weeks.
- implore
- articulate
- deliberation
- consolation
If someone consoles you, he or she is trying to make you feel better.
If someone consoles you, he or she is trying to make you feel better.
If someone consoles you, he or she is trying to make you feel better.
If someone consoles you, he or she is trying to make you feel better.
The anxious young woman ran from one room to the other in a(n) ____ display of agitation.
- intimate
- neurotic
- articulate
- treachery
Neurosis is a mental disorder that is characterized by worry.
Neurosis is a mental disorder that is characterized by worry.
Neurosis is a mental disorder that is characterized by worry.
Neurosis is a mental disorder that is characterized by worry.
Since Kensey always told her mother everything, her mom had _____ knowledge of her daughter's feelings.
- impasse
- deliberation
- implore
- intimate
If you know the insider details about someone, you have intimate knowledge of their actions or feelings.
If you know the insider details about someone, you have intimate knowledge of their actions or feelings.
If you know the insider details about someone, you have intimate knowledge of their actions or feelings.
If you know the insider details about someone, you have intimate knowledge of their actions or feelings.
After sitting and thinking for an hour, Juan decided his ____ was fruitless; he needed more information.
- neurotic
- consolation
- deliberation
- profanity
Another synonym for this word is consideration.
Another synonym for this word is consideration.
Another synonym for this word is consideration.
Another synonym for this word is consideration.
The best method of _____ to end an argument is to apologize and admit when you're wrong.
- consolation
- deliberation
- reconciliation
- impasse
When people reconcile, they restore friendly relations. When someone reconciles a bank statement, they bring the figures into agreement.
When people reconcile, they restore friendly relations. When someone reconciles a bank statement, they bring the figures into agreement.
When people reconcile, they restore friendly relations. When someone reconciles a bank statement, they bring the figures into agreement.
When people reconcile, they restore friendly relations. When someone reconciles a bank statement, they bring the figures into agreement.
When Mayli became hoarse from allergies, she could not _____ that she needed something to drink.
- articulate
- implore
- treachery
- neurotic
If someone cannot speak very loudly or clearly, he or she is inarticulate.
If someone cannot speak very loudly or clearly, he or she is inarticulate.
If someone cannot speak very loudly or clearly, he or she is inarticulate.
If someone cannot speak very loudly or clearly, he or she is inarticulate.
When Donny began yelling in the middle of the wedding ceremony, everyone felt shocked by his _____.
- impasse
- reconciliation
- intimate
- profanity
Cursing is often labeled as profanity because it is disrespectful and abusive.
Cursing is often labeled as profanity because it is disrespectful and abusive.
Cursing is often labeled as profanity because it is disrespectful and abusive.
Cursing is often labeled as profanity because it is disrespectful and abusive.
Anna decided to _____ her parents to let her get a pet tarantula, but her pleading did not change their minds.
- neurotic
- articulate
- implore
- deliberation
Other synonyms for implore are urge and beg.
Other synonyms for implore are urge and beg.
Other synonyms for implore are urge and beg.
Other synonyms for implore are urge and beg.
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