Home of the Brave Vocabulary

While Gwen is usually in a cheerful mood, today she was _______ and gloomy.

Which context clue defines the word directly and clearly in the sentence which it appears?

Jacques was excited to ________ from France to the United States.

Which context clue uses opposite meanings and is signaled by words like whereas and however?

I stayed up to watch the game, but he decided to ________ watching it to get more sleep.

She was brave to ________ to a country where she didn't know the language or culture very well.

It hadn't rained in a month, leaving the land dry and _________.

The Grinch is tall and _______, unlike Santa who is short and stout.

Some have parents who moved to the U.S. from another country; others are _________ themselves.

He felt a great sense of _______ when his friend didn't choose him to be on his kickball team.

Which context clue has other words used in the sentence with similar meanings?

I was afraid I would be ______ from sword fighting, forgetting that I was using a wooden sword.

Sue read a story about a _______ from Syria; she wanted to learn about why the man had to flee.

After leaving Sudan, some of the Lost Boys were _____________ by the bad things they had seen.

He always shares his favorite _______ with his late students: “The early bird gets the worm!”

For the __________, he had to sing the alphabet backwards to become a member of the group!

Which context clue has word meanings that are not directly described, but need to be inferred?

Sam ran around the beach, but I was ______ after seeing a sign that said, "Caution: Quicksand!"

During the safari, I saw a lion hunting its ________.