Vocabulary

Vocabulary 

Valor 

Source Sentence-
"It was not courage, exactly; the object was not valor." p.21

Context Clue Explanation-
The author describes in the sentence after that they were scared but that they did not want to seem like cowards so they had to have valor.

Original Sentence-
When thinking I had to have surgery I had to have valor and just set up a schedule a date to have the surgery.

Entrench

Source Sentence-
"He tried not to cry, with his entrenching tool, which weighed 5 pounds, he began dragging a hole in the earth." p.16

Context Clue Explanation-
It's an example because the character describes the tool with the word of the example.

Original Sentence-
At the camp site we made sure to entrench the rope tightly to secure the tent will not be blown away in case of strong winds.

Encyst

Source Sentence-
"..., and because they called it by other names, as if to encyst and destroy the reality of death itself." p.19

Context Clue Explanation-
The word encyst is followed by the word destroy, so a synonym that it could be close or finish.

Original Sentence-
In medical situations we need to make sure little things that can be taken care of before it is too late and they become encyst are taken care of so things won't get out of hand,