Context Clue Vocab (8th- 12th) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

It is unfair to feel prejudice towards a person simply because of the color of their skin or their personal beliefs. "Prejudice" means...

To judge before; to have a pre-judged opinion not based on reason or actual experience.

The stray kitten was fed a special formula with extra vitamins and nutrients to help it recover from malnutrition. "Malnutrition" means...

Poor or bad nutrition (food necessary for health and growth)

The note he passed was meant for Julie, but it was intercepted by Jacob, who read it in a whisper to all his giggling friends. "Intercept" means...

To get in the way of someone/something and its destination

The Food Drive takes place biannually, once in December and once in May. "Biannual" means...

Twice a year.

The company had been mismanaged for years, so they were badly in debt and going out of business. "Mismanaged" means...

Badly or poorly managed (led/controlled/organized)

Her early interest in airplanes foreshadowed her later career as a pilot. "Foreshadowed" means...

A warning or sign of a future event

She is making up for her past misdeeds by doing lots of volunteer work and donating to charities. "Misdeed" means...

Something bad that was done; wrongdoing

The two girls responded in unison, "We didn't do anything!", which only made the principal more suspicious. "Unison" means...

At the same time

Benji was confused, because the results of his experiment contradicted what he had learned in science class: instead of being drawn together, the magnets were pushed away. "Contradicted" means...

Showed or said the opposite; go against

The mood in the church was very solemn during the funeral. "Solemn" means...

serious, gloomy, somber.

A dog whistle makes a high-pitched sound that is only audible to dogs, so humans are not able to hear it. "Audible" means...

Able to be heard

Alice noticed that the roses had withered when a dead petal fell into her cereal bowl. "Withered" means...

Dead; dry and shriveled up

When the mother came home, she was appalled at the state of the kitchen: flour all over the counters, egg yolks on the floor, and a mountain of dirty dishes in the sink. "Appalled" means...

Strong feeling of shock and dismay

Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Jack was jovial and friendly. He was always laughing and telling jokes. "Jovial" means...

Good-humored, cheerful, merry

With the field torn up by the players' cleats, and a cold rain pouring down, conditions for the game were dismal. "Dismal" means...

Very bad, terrible

Lulu could not walk home, because an immense tree had fallen and blocked the entire road. "Immense" means...

Enormous, very big, huge

The children were perched on the edge of the sofa arms, ready to hop off as soon as dad came home. "Perched" means...

To sit or balance on the very edge

When Kiki got a tiny papercut on her finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor. "Melodramatic" means...

Overreacting, exaggerating emotions

As Tommy walked home with the money he had stolen from the church in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach. He wished he could turn around and bring the money back. "Remorse" means...

To feel guilt or regret after doing something wrong.

Everyone else was happy to eat the vegetarian pizza, except for Tim, because he detested vegetables. What does "detest" mean?

Hate, dislike strongly