Vocab Game 1: Context Clues

Question 1

By the 2nd week of summer, I had enough momentum to get out of bed by noon. What is momentum?

Accepted Answer

Power/strength

Question 2

The tour guide had a lot of gusto in spite of doing the same tour all summer! What is gusto?

Accepted Answer

Glee, Delight, Enthusiasm, All of these

Question 3

I could see debris all over the street the morning after the fireworks show. What is debris?

Accepted Answer

Scattered remnants

Question 4

The rollercoaster was closed because of the impending weather event. What is impending?

Accepted Answer

Coming

Question 5

The scent of fried dough and cotton candy wafted by the rides at the fair. What is wafted?

Accepted Answer

Passed through the air

Question 6

There were a multitude of concerts, festivals, and events on my calendar! What is multitude?

Accepted Answer

A large number

Question 7

The guys walking down the beach thought they had swagger until they tripped! What is swagger?

Accepted Answer

A lot of confidence

Question 8

We sat watching the embers glow and the stars twinkle when we were camping. What are embers?

Accepted Answer

hot, glowing coals

Question 9

The sharks were in the water. It was brackish in the bay. What is brackish?

Accepted Answer

salty

Question 10

My sisters were engrossed with watching ridiculous TV series all summer! What is engrossed?

Accepted Answer

Gripped all attention

Question 11

He broke his arm, got restitution, and now has a bunch of new video games! What's restitution?

Accepted Answer

Money for the accident

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