Vocabulary Strategy: Word Collocations
Unsolved mystery Adjective. +. Noun. A situation or occurrence that there is no explanation for at this point. “Whether or not Bigfoot actually exists is an unsolved mystery.”
Piercing cry. Adjective. +. Noun. A sudden, sharp wailing, as if in pain.”I gav a piercing cry when I hit my shin on the table .”
Critical Vocabulary
Abandonment because they both mean acting without care.
Illumination because they both mean that something is becoming clear.
Vacant because they both mean that’s there is empty space or nothing “there.”
Composed because they both mean in control of the situation.