Vocabulary • Ch 3.2 (20) - 1984 • Context Clues

The dictator's regime sought to oppress dissenting voices and suppress freedom of speech.

 

What does the word 'oppress' mean?

• Feeling sorry for something you did

• To feel sorry and change behavior

• A ruler with total power and control

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

She demonstrated unwavering integrity by always doing the right thing, even when no one was watching.

 

What does the word 'integrity' mean?

• To shrink back in fear or apprehension

• To feel sorry and change behavior

• Feeling sorry for something you did

• Being honest and doing the right thing

The company's unethical practices will degrade their reputation.

 

What does the word 'degrade' mean?

• To feel sorry and change behavior

• To be well-known or respected

• To make a decision and stick to it

• To make something or someone worse

She sacrificed her own comfort and safety to become a martyr for her beliefs.

 

What does the word 'martyr' mean?

• Someone who dies for a cause

• A questioning or investigation by people in power

• Lying flat on the ground, face down

• To be a physical representation or example

She felt humiliated when the entire room laughed at her mistake.

 

What does the word 'humiliate' mean?

• To make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed

• Being honest and doing the right thing

• To feel very happy and proud

• To shrink back in fear or apprehension