Dystopian Vocab Quiz

Deserts tend to be pretty _________, which is why human civilizations are not typically found near their centers.

• barren

• deprive

• degrade

• conformity

It takes __________ to succeed in anything worthwhile; expect to fail and don't for a second let it stop you!

• resilience

• deprived

• degraded

• conformity

You are _______ yourself of a passing grade if you have a lot of missing work.

• depriving

• degraded

• conformity

• cataclysm

The swing had _______ over the years and was now hanging only by a single chain.

• degraded

• conformity

• cataclysm

• inequity

A certain level of _________ is expected when it comes to acceptable behaviors in a public space (giving personal space, not screaming, etc).

• conformity

• cataclysm

• inequity

• dissent

In that moment in her 16-year-old life, Alicia felt she would never recover from the _________ that was her junior "promposal" rejection.

• cataclysm

• inequitable

• oppressive

• famine

Many students wrote about the ________ enforcement of the dress code in their essays, stating they felt only certain students were dress-coded regularly.

• inequitable

• dissent

• famine

• oppress

Dictators often do everything in their power to suppress political _________.

• dissent

• famine

• oppressive

• resilient

The _______ took many lives- starting with the oldest and youngest among them. By the end, even the most resilient had fallen. The once thriving city had quickly turned into a deserted wasteland, with carcasses as far as the eye could see.

• famine

• oppressive

• resilience

• barren

What her dad saw as "raising her right," Chloe found to be __________: having to be home by 7:00, not being able to drive herself, handing over her phone once a week for a thorough inspection. It was a constant source of arguing for the pair.

• oppressive

• resilience

• barren

• deprived