Brave New World Vocab - Quiz #1

Abject

• Of something bad - experienced or present to the maximum degree

• self-evident or unquestionable

• expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in a heartfelt manner

• social class; a division of society based on differences of wealth, rank, privliege, profession, occupation, or race.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

aperture

• mention one by one

• inexperienced and immature

• an opening, hole, or gap

• about to happen

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Asceticism

• physical body, real, tangible, concrete

• glow, bright light

• relating to an early stage in evolutionary development, earliest, first

• severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Axiomatic

• able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

• resembling apes or monkeys

• self-evident or unquestionable

• occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Burgeon

• An opening, hole, or gap

• Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

• Self-pity, tearfully sentimental

• Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Callow

• (of a young person) inexperienced and immature

• Continue even in the face of difficulty; persist, carry on

• Seeking or intending to overthrow an established system or institution

• Express passionate, forceful protest

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Caste

• Formally declare one’s abandonment of a claim, right or possession.

• Physical body; real, tangible, concrete

• Of something bad - experienced or present to the maximum degree

• Social class; a division of society based on differences of wealth, rank, privilege, profession, occupation, or race.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Caustic

• Express disapproval of

• Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in a heartfelt manner

• Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

• (of an outcome or course of events) determined in advance by divine will or fate.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Corporeal

• Not harmful or offensive

• Physical body; real, tangible, concrete

• Think about, contemplate, consider

• A strong feeling that something is about to happen

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Centrifugal

• Self-pity, tearfully sentimental

• About to happen

• Of something bad - experienced or present to the maximum degree

• Moving or tending to move away from a center

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4